Variability of tap water residual chlorine and microbial counts at spatially resolved points of use

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 193-201

  Pieri, Panayiota ^a   Andra, Syam S ^a,b   Charisiadis, Pantelis ^a   Demetriou, George ^c   Zambakides, Nicos ^c   Makris, Konstantinos C ^a  

^a CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c Nicosia Water Board   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

biofilms; chlorine; disinfection; drinking water distribution system; microbiology; Pseudomonas; trihalomethanes

Indexed keywords

BIOFILMS; CHLORINATION; CHLORINE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DISINFECTION; MICROBIOLOGY; TANKS (CONTAINERS); WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS;

DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCT; EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN; FREE RESIDUAL CHLORINE; MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT; PSEUDOMONAS; RESIDUAL CHLORINE LEVEL; TOTAL BACTERIAL COUNT; TRIHALOMETHANES;

POTABLE WATER;

CHLORINE; DRINKING WATER; TAP WATER; TRIHALOMETHANE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHLORINATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CYPRUS; HOUSEHOLD; NONHUMAN; PH; TANK; TUBE; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; WINTER;

EID: 84899446369     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: 15579018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2013.0480     Document Type: Article

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