Recent trends in microorganism-related off-flavor problems in drinking water treatment systems in Japan

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1228-1235

  Kishida, Naohiro ^a   Konno, Yoshiaki ^a   Nemoto, Kentaro ^b   Amitani, Taisuke ^c   Maki, Akihito ^d   Fujimoto, Naoshi ^e   Akiba, Michihiro ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^b Hiroshima Prefectural Government   (Japan)

^c Kanagawa Prefectural Government   (Japan)

^d Japan Water Agency   (Japan)

^e TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Japan)

Author keywords

2 methylisoborneol; Algae; Cyanobacteria; Geosmin; Nuisance organisms

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; ALGAE; COSTS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICROORGANISMS; POTABLE WATER; SURVEYS; TEMPERATURE; WATER; WATER TREATMENT;

2-METHYLISOBORNEOL; CYANOBACTERIA; GEOSMIN; INTERVIEW SURVEY; NUISANCE ORGANISMS; POWDERED ACTIVATED CARBON; WATER TEMPERATURES; WATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS;

FLAVOR COMPOUNDS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; DRINKING WATER;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ALGA; CYANOBACTERIUM; DRINKING WATER; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; TEMPORAL PERIOD; WATER TREATMENT;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ANABAENA; ARTICLE; CHRYSOPHYTA; CYANOBACTERIUM; DIATOM; FLAVOR; JAPAN; NONHUMAN; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TEMPERATURE; WATER TREATMENT;

JAPAN;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); ALGAE; ANABAENA; BACILLARIOPHYTA; CHRYSOPHYCEAE; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 84889590394     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2013.132     Document Type: Article

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