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GAMMA‐RAY TREATMENT OF TASTES AND ODORS
Author(s) -
Vajdic Ann H.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1971.tb04122.x
Subject(s) - odor , environmental chemistry , environmental science , chemistry , food science , organic chemistry
Plant and animal growths can impart an objectionable, musty odor to water containing them. The author discusses the practicality of gamma irradiation to raise the aesthetic standard of drinking water “contaminated” with an odorous compound produced by a species of actinomycete.