Nano-silver in drinking water and drinking water sources: stability and influences on disinfection by-product formation

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 21, Issue 20, 2014, Pages 11823-11831

  Tugulea, A M ^a   Berube D ^a   Giddings, M ^a   Lemieux, F ^a   Hnatiw, J ^a   Priem, J ^a   Avramescu, M L ^a  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chlorination; Disinfection by products; Drinking water; Nano silver; Stability; Surface water

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892710117     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-2508-5     Document Type: Article

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