Disinfection by-products and extractable organic compounds in South African tap water

An important step in urban purification of drinking water is disinfection by e.g. chlorination where potential pathogenic micro-organisms in the water supply are killed. The presence of organic material in natural water leads to the formation of organic by- products during disinfection. Over 500 of...

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Main Authors: Carien Nothnagel, Karsten Kotte, J J (Kobus) Pienaar, P G (Pieter) van Zyl, J P (Paul) Beukes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2008-04-01
Series:The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa
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Online Access:http://www.td-sa.net/index.php/td/article/view/170