Chemical and microbial composition of loose deposits in drinking water distribution systems

7th International Conference on Environmental Engineering, ICEE 2008 - Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 695-702

  Rubulis, Ja¯nis ^a   Verberk, Jasper ^b   Vreeburg, Jan ^b,c   Gruškevica, Kamila ^a   Juhna, Ta¯lis ^a  

^a RIGA TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Latvia)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c KWR WATERCYCLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Drinking water distribution networks; Loose deposits; Unidirectional flushing

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DEPOSITS; HEALTH RISKS; LOCAL AREA NETWORKS; POTABLE WATER; WATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; DRINKING WATER DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS; HYDRAULIC CONDITIONS; LOOSE DEPOSITS; MICROBIAL COMPOSITION; MICROBIOLOGICAL WATER QUALITY; OPERATIONAL METHODS; UNIDIRECTIONAL FLUSHINGS;

WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

EID: 84866280011     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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