"Water Purification" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Any of several processes in which undesirable impurities in water are removed or neutralized; for example, chlorination, filtration, primary treatment, ion exchange, and distillation. It includes treatment of WASTE WATER to provide potable and hygienic water in a controlled or closed environment as well as provision of public drinking water supplies.
| Descriptor ID |
D018508
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N06.850.780.200.800.800.900.900 N06.850.860.510.900.900
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| Concept/Terms |
Water Purification- Water Purification
- Purification, Water
- Purifications, Water
- Water Purifications
Water Treatment- Water Treatment
- Treatment, Water
- Treatments, Water
- Water Treatments
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| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Water Purification" by people in Profiles.
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A novel peroxymonosulfate (PMS)-enhanced iron coagulation process for simultaneous removal of trace organic pollutants in water. Water Res. 2020 Oct 15; 185:116136.
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Disinfection exhibits systematic impacts on the drinking water microbiome. Microbiome. 2020 03 20; 8(1):42.
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Mixed organic and inorganic tapwater exposures and potential effects in greater Chicago area, USA. Sci Total Environ. 2020 Jun 01; 719:137236.
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[Management of the Legionella-link risk in a multicentre area's hospital: lessons learned of a six-year experience]. Pathol Biol (Paris). 2010 Apr; 58(2):131-6.
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Water treatment for hemodialysis. Am J Nephrol. 1996; 16(1):60-72.