Dissolved organic nitrogen and its biodegradable portion in a water treatment plant with ozone oxidation

Water Research

Volumn 54, Issue , 2014, Pages 318-326

  Wadhawan, Tanush ^a   Simsek, Halis ^a   Kasi, Murthy ^b   Knutson, Kristofer ^c   Prüß, Birgit ^d   McEvoy, John ^d   Khan, Eakalak ^a  

^a North Dakota State University   (United States)

^b Moore Engineering Inc   (United States)

^c City of Moorhead Drinking Water Treatment Plant   (United States)

^d NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradable dissolved organic nitrogen (BDON); Dissolved organic nitrogen (DON); Drinking water; Total dissolved nitrogen (TDN)

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BIODEGRADABILITY; DISSOLUTION; NITROGEN; OZONE; OZONIZATION; POTABLE WATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER FILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ACTIVE FILTRATION; DISSOLVED NITROGEN; DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS; ITS APPLICATIONS; OZONATED WATER; OZONE OXIDATION; SAMPLING PERIOD;

OZONE WATER TREATMENT;

BIODEGRADABLE DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; DRINKING WATER; FRESH WATER; GLYCINE; GROUND WATER; ORGANIC NITROGEN; RIVER WATER; TOTAL DISSOLVED NITROGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOASSAY; BIODEGRADATION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; FILTRATION; GROWTH RATE; MICROORGANISM; OXIDATION; OZONE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIODEGRADABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; FILTRATION; INCUBATION TIME; INOCULATION; OZONATION; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY;

BIODEGRADABLE DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN (BDON); DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN (DON); DRINKING WATER; TOTAL DISSOLVED NITROGEN (TDN);

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBON; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OZONE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SOLUBILITY; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84894589382     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2014.02.009     Document Type: Article

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