Effectiveness of mossy tin filters to remove mercury from aqueous solution by Hg(II) reduction and Hg(0) amalgamation

Water Research

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 2031-2036

  Biester, H ^a   Schuhmacher, P ^a   Muller G ^a  

^a INF 236   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cleanup; Effectiveness; Groundwater; Mercury; Mossy tin filters

Indexed keywords

FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); GROUNDWATER; MERCURY (METAL); MERCURY AMALGAMS; REDUCTION; SOLUTIONS; TIN;

AMALGAMATION; MOSSY TIN FILTERS;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

AMALGAM; CARBON; CHLORIDE; GROUND WATER; MERCURY; TIN;

FILTRATION; MERCURY; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; FILTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033975448     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(99)00379-6     Document Type: Article

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