Removal of iron from potable water using a trickling filter

Water Research

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 991-996

  Dimitrakos Michalakos, G ^a   Martinez Nieva, J ^a   Vayenas, D V ^a   Lyberatos, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Biological oxidation; Iron removal; Physico chemical oxidation; Potable water; Trickling filter

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; IRON;

ARTICLE; OXIDATION; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRICKLING FILTER; WATER STANDARD; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

FILTERS-TRICKLING; FILTRATION-WATER; WATER;

BIOFILMS; OXIDATION; PH; POTABLE WATER; WATER FILTRATION;

BIOLOGICAL OXIDATION; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL IRON OXIDATION; TRICKLING FILTER;

IRON REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

EID: 0030615922     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(96)00343-0     Document Type: Article

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