Effect of mining chemicals on biosorption of Cu(II) by the non-living biomass of the macrophyte Potamogeton lucens

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 255-260

  Schneider, I A H ^a   Smith, R W ^b   Rubio, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PASSO FUNDO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Environmental; Pollution

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ADSORPTION; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREMEDIATION; COPPER; CYANIDES; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; ION EXCHANGE; MINING; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

BIOSORPTION;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

EID: 0033096741     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0892-6875(99)00003-5     Document Type: Article

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