Defluoridation of Drinking Water Using Low Cost Adsorbent

Indian Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 53-58

  Mehrotra, R ^a   Kapoor, Baljeet S ^b   Narayan, Byanktesh ^c  

^a DELHI TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b PEC UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c Geo Miller and Co Ltd   (India)

Author keywords

Activated charcoal; Alum Treated flyash defluoridation; Fluoride

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013162777     PISSN: 0367827X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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