A three step approach for removing organic matter from South African water sources and treatment plants

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 50-52, Issue , 2012, Pages 132-139

  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; Fluorescence excitation emission matrices; Humic substances; Natural organic matter

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABLE DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCT; EXCITATION EMISSION MATRICES; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DISINFECTION; FLUORESCENCE; STREAM FLOW; WATER FILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

BIODEGRADATION; DISINFECTION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84868451487     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2012.08.009     Document Type: Article

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