Considerations for application of biosorption technology to remediate metal-contaminated industrial effluents

Water SA

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 129-135

  Atkinson, B W ^a   Bux, F ^a   Kasan, H C ^a  

^a DURBAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSORPTION; WASTE WATER TREATMENT;

BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; METAL; SORPTION; WASTE WATER;

INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; METAL CONTAMINATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0031954693     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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