Disinfection of herbal spa pool using combined chlorine dioxide and sodium hypochlorite treatment

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 187, Issue 2, 2015, Pages

  Hsu, Ching Shan ^a   Huang, Da Ji ^a  

^a CHIA NAN UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Combined disinfectant; Disinfection method; Herbal spa

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTION; HEALTH RISKS; HYDROMETALLURGY; LAKES; MICROORGANISMS; SODIUM; WATER QUALITY;

CHLORINE DIOXIDES; DISINFECTION METHODS; HERBAL SPA; ON SITE INVESTIGATIONS; PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS; RATE OF INCREASE; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITES; TOTAL COLIFORMS;

DISINFECTANTS;

CHLORINE DIOXIDE; HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; CHLORINE DERIVATIVE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; OXIDE;

BATHING WATER; DISINFECTION; MICROORGANISM; PATHOGEN; PUBLIC SPACE; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HERBAL SPA POOL; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; SWIMMING POOL; TAIWAN; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TEMPERATURE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PROCEDURES;

TAIWAN;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; OXIDES; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; TAIWAN; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84922211974     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-014-4242-3     Document Type: Article

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