Factors controlling N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) formation from dissolved organic matter

Frontiers of Environmental Science and Engineering

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 151-157

  Wang, Chengkun ^a   Zhang, Xiaojian ^a   Chen, Chao ^a   Wang, Jun ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

disinfection by product; dissolved organic nitrogen (DOC); hydrophilic; molecular weight (MW); N nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876438524     PISSN: 20952201     EISSN: 2095221X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11783-013-0482-7     Document Type: Article

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