Biomaterial Database

Survey of Saudi Arabian drinking water for trihalomethanes. 1991

N M Fayad, and B S Tawabini

Research Institute, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008697	Methane	The simplest saturated hydrocarbon. It is a colorless, flammable gas, slightly soluble in water. It is one of the chief constituents of natural gas and is formed in the decomposition of organic matter. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)
D002713	Chlorine	An element with atomic symbol Cl, atomic number 17, and atomic weight 35, and member of the halogen family.	Chlorine Gas,Chlorine-35,Cl2 Gas,Chlorine 35,Gas, Chlorine,Gas, Cl2
D006842	Hydrocarbons, Brominated	Hydrocarbon compounds with one or more HYDROGEN atoms substituted with BROMINE.	Brominated Hydrocarbons
D006846	Hydrocarbons, Halogenated	Hydrocarbon compounds with one or more HYDROGEN atoms substituted with HALOGENS.	Halogenated Hydrocarbons
D012529	Saudi Arabia	A country located in the Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen. The capital is Riyadh.	Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
D013696	Temperature	The property of objects that determines the direction of heat flow when they are placed in direct thermal contact. The temperature is the energy of microscopic motions (vibrational and translational) of the particles of atoms.	Temperatures
D014874	Water Pollutants, Chemical	Chemical compounds which pollute the water of rivers, streams, lakes, the sea, reservoirs, or other bodies of water.	Chemical Water Pollutants,Landfill Leachate,Leachate, Landfill,Pollutants, Chemical Water
D014881	Water Supply	Means or process of supplying water (as for a community) usually including reservoirs, tunnels, and pipelines and often the watershed from which the water is ultimately drawn. (Webster, 3d ed)	Supplies, Water,Supply, Water,Water Supplies
D022882	Trihalomethanes	Methanes substituted with three halogen atoms, which may be the same or different.	Trihalomethane