Speciation and fate of ethylenediaminetetraacetate (EDTA) in municipal wastewater treatment

Water Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 122-134

  Kari, Franz Guenter ^a   Giger, Walter ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ethylenediaminetetraacetate acid (EDTA); Heavy metal remobilization; Nitrilotriacetate (NTA); Photodegradable species; Sewage treatment; Speciation

Indexed keywords

EDETIC ACID; FERRIC ION; HEAVY METAL; NITRILOTRIACETIC ACID; PHOSPHATE; SURFACE WATER;

ARTICLE; PHOTOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0029655860     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0043-1354(95)00125-5     Document Type: Article

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