Treatability and characterization of Natural Organic Matter (NOM) in South African waters using newly developed methods

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 36, Issue 14-15, 2011, Pages 1159-1166

  Nkambule, T I ^a   Krause, R W M ^a   Haarhoff, J ^a   Mamba, B B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biodegradable dissolved organic carbon; Disinfection by products; Dissolved organic matter; Natural Organic Matter; Solid phase extraction

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABLE DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCTS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTERS; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION;

ADSORPTION; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CHARACTERIZATION; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); DEWATERING; DISINFECTION; DISSOLUTION; EXTRACTION; LEACHING; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; STREAM FLOW; WATER CONTENT;

ORGANIC CARBON;

BIODEGRADATION; DISINFECTION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; EXTRACTION METHOD; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 80054079688     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2011.07.006     Document Type: Article

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