SEPARATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, cilt.42, sa.7, ss.1405-1419, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
Natural organic matter removal ( NOM) efficiencies of samples from three major drinking water sources (Elmali, Omerli, and Buyukcekmece) of Istanbul were compared using different treatment systems. Enhanced coagulation as a physicochemical method was applied using ferric chloride and aluminum sulphate as the coagulating agents. Moreover, the application of enhanced coagulation in combination with photocatalytic oxidation using TiO2 was investigated. The efficiency of NOM removal relevant to each treatment step was assessed through DOC removal, UV254 removal, and fluorescence measurements.