Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Comparing Disinfection Options for Drinking Water Treatment [PDF]
Drinking water treatment is essential to obtain a healthy source of water that can be distributed throughout a community. There are various methods to disinfect water, and all have trade-offs regarding public health and the environment.
Hidrovo, Alexandria
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Trihalomethanes in drinking water and adverse effects on pregnancy [PDF]
Este trabalho constituiu um estudo do tipo transversal, que objetivou avaliar a possível associação entre a exposição a trialometanos presentes na rede pública de abastecimento de água da região metropolitana de São Paulo e a ocorrência de desfechos ...
GOUVEIA, Nelson +1 more
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Relation between trihalomethane compounds and birth defects [PDF]
OBJECTIVESTo evaluate the risk of birth defects relative to exposure to specific trihalomethanes in public water supplies.METHODSA retrospective cohort study was conducted based on data from a population based perinatal database in Nova Scotia, Canada and from the results of routine water monitoring tests.
L, Dodds, W D, King
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Moisture and Species Effect on Water Colour Generation in an Australian Temperate Forested Catchment
ABSTRACT South‐eastern Australian forested catchments supply most of Melbourne's drinking water, and discoloured water poses significant challenges for authorities because of the need for complex and costly treatment procedures. Identifying the sources and mechanisms of colour production is therefore critical.
Mariia Lukinykh +4 more
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Residual chlorine ex. concentration of free chlorine disinfection able to carry disinfection in drinking water is an important parameter of drinking water, primarily talking about its bacteriological safety.
Sanja Marčeta, Dušan Prodanović
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Quick appraisal of "Sistema de suministro desde el embalse del Cenajo a la Mancomunidad de Canales del Taibilla" [PDF]
The project under assessment concerns the construction of an aqueduct in order to divert water from Tajo-Segura Channel onto the Cenajo reservoir and to the water purification plants of Sierra de la Espada and of Campotéjar.
COWI +1 more
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Challenges and influencing factors in microalgae harvesting using crossflow membrane technology
Abstract As a result of the renewable nature of microalgae, combined with significant potential for application in various industries (such as bioenergy and nutrition), there is increasing interest in their commercial production. A key processing step is harvesting the microalgae and utilization of crossflow membrane technology is gaining interest ...
Jie Bao +2 more
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Formation of trihalomethanes during the disinfection process in the potabilisation of water.
The purpose of water disinfection is to selectively eliminate pathogenic microorganisms. The aim of this work is to diagnose the conventional injection system of chlorine in the Plant Alonso de Ojeda (Plant “C”) of Maracaibo city to determine the ...
Nibis Bracho +3 more
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Determination of Levels of Regulated and Emerging Trihalomethanes (THMs) Disinfection By-Products (DBPs) in a Community Drinking Water Supply [PDF]
Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) drinking water treatment plant (ABUDWTP) uses calcium hypochlorite to supply chlorine in disinfecting drinking water supply to the university community.
Okuofu, C. A. +3 more
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ABSTRACT Monitoring chemical oxygen demand (COD) during washing of fresh produce is critical to maintaining the antimicrobial efficacy of sanitizers. However, traditional COD analysis is time‐consuming (2–3 h) and costly. Since sugars released from fresh produce contribute to the overall COD, we investigated whether sugar estimation using the ...
Kevin C. Tarwa +2 more
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