Development of new low cost defluoridation technology (KRASS)

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 167-173

  Agarwal, Kailash C ^a   Gupta, Sunil K ^b   Gupta, Akhilendra B ^a  

^a Malavjya Regl Engineering College   (India)

^b Satellite Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Alum recharging; Defluoridation filter; Fluorosis; Residual aluminium

Indexed keywords

DEFLUORIDATION FILTERS; FLUOROSIS;

ALUMINUM; COST EFFECTIVENESS; HEALTH RISKS; WATER FILTRATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

WATER POLLUTION;

ALUMINUM; DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEFLUORIDATION; FLUOROSIS; HUMAN; INDIA; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0032828359     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(99)00440-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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