Removal of arsenic from groundwater using point-of-use reverse osmosis and distilling devices

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 781-790

  Lin, T F ^a   Hsiao, H C ^a   Wu, J K ^a   Yeh, J H ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Environmental Protection Administration Taiwan   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Distiller; Drinking water treatment; Ground water; Point of use; Reverse osmosis

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER;

ARTICLE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; OSMOSIS; SOIL POLLUTANT; TAIWAN; VOLATILIZATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER SUPPLY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVICE; DISTILLATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WATER STANDARD;

ARSENIC; OSMOSIS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TAIWAN; VOLATILIZATION; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

ARSENIC; EFFICIENCY; GROUNDWATER; POLLUTION CONTROL; POTABLE WATER; PURIFICATION; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS;

ARSENIC CONCENTRATION; DISTILLER; DRINKING WATER STANDARDS; POINT OF USE; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; REMOVAL OF ARSENICS; REVERSE OSMOSIS SYSTEMS; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ARSENIC; DISTILLATION; GROUNDWATER; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0035992726     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332308618369     Document Type: Article

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