Comparing methods to remove emerging contaminants and disinfection by-product precursors at pilot scale

Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology - AQUA

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 425-433

  Hofmann, Ron ^a   Amiri, Fariba ^a   Wilson, Sarah ^b   Garvey, Elisa ^c   Metcalfe, Chris ^d   Ishida, Cari ^e   Lin, Kimberly ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Carollo Engineers Inc ^*  (Canada)

^c CAROLLO ENGINEERS   (United States)

^d TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e GEOSYNTEC CONSULTANTS   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biologically active filtration; Disinfection by product; Nanofiltration; Ozone; Personal care product; Pharmaceutical

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTION; DRUG PRODUCTS; NANOFILTRATION; OZONE WATER TREATMENT; OZONIZATION;

ACTIVE FILTRATION; DEGREE OF EFFECTIVENESS; DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCT; DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCT PRECURSORS; EMERGING CONTAMINANT; PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS; PHARMACEUTICALS AND PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS; PILOT-SCALE STUDY;

OZONE;

ATRAZINE; BIOACTIVITY; BIOFILTRATION; DISINFECTION; DRUG; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OZONE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WATER TREATMENT;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

GIARDIA;

EID: 80054918181     PISSN: 00037214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/aqua.2011.152     Document Type: Article

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