Endotoxin contamination and control in surface water sources and a drinking water treatment plant in Beijing, China

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 3591-3599

  Can, Zhang ^a,b,c   Wenjun, Liu ^a   Wen, Sun ^d   Minglu, Zhang ^a   Lingjia, Qian ^c   Cuiping, Li ^a   Fang, Tian ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (China)

^c BEIJING INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY   (China)

^d CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bacterial cells; Drinking water treatment plant; Endotoxin; Particle characteristics; Surface water source

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; AGGREGATES; BACTERIA; CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; FLOOD CONTROL; POTABLE WATER; RESERVOIRS (WATER); SURFACE WATERS; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

BACTERIAL CELLS; ENDOTOXIN; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; PARTICLE CHARACTERISTICS; PARTICLE DISTRIBUTIONS; SURFACE WATER SOURCES; SUSPENDED PARTICLES; WATER TRANSPORTATION;

ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; DRINKING WATER; ENDOTOXIN; SURFACE WATER;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; COAGULATION; DIAMETER; DRINKING WATER; FILTRATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLLUTION EFFECT; SEDIMENTATION; SURFACE WATER; TOXIN; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CHINA; CHLORINATION; DILUTION; FILTRATION; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENTATION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

CHINA;

EID: 84878137122     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.04.009     Document Type: Article

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