Removal of selenium from contaminated agricultural drainage water by nanofiltration membranes

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 797-802

  Kharaka, Yousif K ^a   Ambats, Gil ^a   Presser, Theresa S ^a   Davis, Roy A ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DRAINAGE WATER; NANNOFILTRATION; NANOFILTRATION; POLLUTION; REMEDIATION; SELENIUM;

USA, CALIFORNIA, SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY;

DRAINAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; MEMBRANES; SELENIUM; WASTEWATER; WATER FILTRATION; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURAL DRAINAGE; AGRICULTURAL DRAINAGE WATER; NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

EID: 0030286235     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(96)00044-3     Document Type: Article

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