Relative importance of nitrite oxidation by hypochlorous acid under chloramination conditions

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 6056-6064

  Wahman, David G ^a   Speitel, Gerald E ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINES; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION; WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; WATER QUALITY;

ACID REACTIONS; BICARBONATE IONS; CARBONIC ACIDS; CHLORAMINATION; CONDITION; HYPOCHLOROUS ACIDS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; MONOCHLORAMINE; NITRITE OXIDATIONS; OXIDATION REACTIONS;

RATE CONSTANTS;

BICARBONATE; BUFFER; CARBONIC ACID; HYPOCHLOROUS ACID; MONOCHLORAMINE; NITRITE;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; NITRIFICATION; ORGANIC ACID; OXIDATION; PH; REACTION KINETICS; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHLORAMINATION; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; PH; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84861882192     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es300934x     Document Type: Article

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