How reservoirs alter drinking water quality: Organic matter sources, sinks, and transformations

Lake and Reservoir Management

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 205-219

  Kraus, T E C ^a   Bergamaschi, B A ^a   Hernes, P J ^b   Doctor, D ^c   Kendall, C ^c   Downing, B D ^a   Losee, R F ^d  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

algae; disinfection by products; dissolved organic carbon; dissolved organic matter; haloacetic acids; trihalomethanes; water quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867125874     PISSN: 07438141     EISSN: 10402381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07438141.2011.597283     Document Type: Article

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