Papers on disinfection goals in water distribution systems

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Papers on disinfection goals in water distribution systems

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Publications in research journals on innovative mathematical models to meet disinfection goals in water distribution systems

Ian Fisher, Watervale Systems

A. Chlorination

Fisher, I; Kastl, G; Sathasivan, A., (2012). A suitable model of combined effects of temperature and initial condition on chlorine bulk decay in water distribution systems. Water Research, 46(10),3293-3303.
Fisher, I.; Kastl, G.; Sathasivan, A.; & Jegatheesan, V., (2011a). Suitability of chlorine bulk decay models for planning and management of water distribution systems. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology 41(20):1843-1882.
Fisher, I.; Kastl, G.; & Sathasivan, A., (2011b). Evaluation of suitable chlorine bulk-decay models for water distribution systems. Water Research 45(16), 4896-4908.
Kastl G., Fisher I. H., and Jegatheesan V. (1999) Evaluation of chlorine decay kinetics expressions for drinking water distribution system modelling. Journal of Water SRT -Aqua, 48(6), 219-226.
Kastl, G., Sathasivan, A., Fisher, I. & Van Leeuwen, J. (2004) Modeling DOC removal by enhanced coagulation. Journal of American Water Works Association, 96(2), 79-89.

B. Chloramination

Sathasivan, A., Bal Krishna K.; & Fisher, I. (2010). Development and application of a method for quantifying factors affecting chloramine decay in service reservoirs.Water Research 44, 4463-4472.

Fisher, I., Sathasivan, A., Chuo, P. and Kastl, G. (2009). Effects of stratification on chloramine decay in distribution system service reservoirs. Water Research 43(5), 1403-1413.
Fisher, I., Kastl, G., Fayle, B. and Sathasivan, A. (2009). Chlorine or chloramine for drinking water disinfection? Water Journal 36(5):52-62.
Sathasivan, A., Fisher, I. and Tam, T. (2008). Onset of severe nitrification in mildly nitrifying chloraminated bulk waters and its relation to biostability. Water Research 42(14), 3623-3632.
Sathasivan, A., Fisher, I, Kastl, G. (2005). A simple method for measuring microbiologically assisted chloramine decay in drinking water. Environmental Science and Technology, 39(14), 5407-5413.