Microfiber filtration of lake water: Impacts on TEP removal and biofouling development

Desalination and Water Treatment

Volumn 51, Issue 4-6, 2013, Pages 1043-1049

  Eshel, G ^a   Elifantz, H ^b   Nuriel, S ^a   Holenberg, M ^a   Berman, T ^c  

^a Amiad   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c ISRAEL OCEANOGRAPHIC AND LIMNOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Microfiber filtration; Pretreatment; TEP

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875772771     PISSN: 19443994     EISSN: 19443986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19443994.2012.700042     Document Type: Article

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