Variability of chlorination by-product occurrence in water of indoor and outdoor swimming pools

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1763-1772

  Simard, Sabrina ^a   Tardif, Robert ^a   Rodriguez, Manuel J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chloramines; Chlorine; Disinfection by products; Haloacetic acids; Swimming pools; Trihalomethanes

Indexed keywords

AMINES; BYPRODUCTS; CHLORINATION; DISINFECTION; LAKES; POTABLE WATER; SWIMMING POOLS;

BY-PRODUCT OCCURRENCES; CHEMICAL CONTAMINANTS; CHLORAMINE; CHLORINATION BYPRODUCTS; DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCT; DISINFECTION BYPRODUCTS; HALOACETIC ACIDS; NATURAL WATERS; POOL WATER; TRIHALOMETHANES;

CHLORINE;

AMMONIA; CHLORAMINE DERIVATIVE; CHLORINE; DRINKING WATER; TRIHALOMETHANE;

CARBOXYLIC ACID; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CHLORINATION; CHLORINE; POOL; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SWIMMING; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CHLORINATION; CONDUCTANCE; DISINFECTION; FILTRATION; LIMIT OF DETECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWIMMING POOL; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TURBIDITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TEMPERATURE; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84873526396     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.12.024     Document Type: Article

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