Species-dependence of cyanobacteria removal efficiency by different drinking water treatment processes

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2689-2700

  Zamyadi, Arash ^a   Dorner, Sarah ^a   Sauvé, Sébastien ^b   Ellis, Donald ^c   Bolduc, Anouka ^c   Bastien, Christian ^c   Prévost, Michèle ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Ministere du Developpement durable de l'Environnement et des Parcs   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Cyanotoxin; Drinking water; Physical removal; Treatment train

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CLARIFICATION; CLARIFIERS; CYTOLOGY; EFFICIENCY; PLANT SHUTDOWNS; TOXIC MATERIALS; WATER FILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT;

CELL-BE; CELL/B.E; CLARIFICATION PROCESS; CYANOBACTERIUM; CYANOTOXINS; DRINKING WATER TREATMENT PLANTS; FILTRATION PROCESS; PHYSICAL REMOVAL; RAW WATER; TREATMENT TRAIN;

POTABLE WATER;

BACTERIAL TOXIN; DRINKING WATER; MICROCYSTIN;

ALGAL BLOOM; CYANOBACTERIUM; DRINKING WATER; FILTRATION; OXIDATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SLUDGE; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TOXIC ORGANISM; TOXIN; WATER TREATMENT;

ALGAL BLOOM; ANABAENA; APHANIZOMENON; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BIOACCUMULATION; CELL COUNT; CYANOBACTERIUM; FILTRATION; MICROCYSTIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDANABAENA; RISK FACTOR; SLUDGE; SLUDGE CLARIFICATION; SPECIES; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TREATMENT;

ANABAENA; APHANIZOMENON; CYANOBACTERIA; MICROCYSTIS; PSEUDANABAENA;

EID: 84876117347     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.02.040     Document Type: Article

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