Nanofiltration performance to remove microcystins from water for human consumption at a pilot scale

The presence of microcystins (MC) in drinking water reservoirs, even at low concentrations, is a problem for all involved in management and water treatment. This cyclic peptide hepatotoxin, produced by several species of toxic cyanobacteria as secondary metabolites, cause liver damage and is conside...

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Main Author: Serrão Sousa, Vânia (author)
Other Authors: Lucas, Helena (author), Ribau Teixeira, Margarida (author)
Format: conferenceObject
Language:eng
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/1126
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/1126