A pilot scale evaluation of removal of mercury from pharmaceutical wastewater using granular activated carbon

Water Research

Volumn 36, Issue 19, 2002, Pages 4725-4734

  Cyr, Patrick J ^a   Suri, Rominder P S ^a   Helmig, Edward D ^b  

^a Villanova University   (United States)

^b WYETH AYERST RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Copper; GAC; Hg(II); Mercury; Organic mercury; Thimerosal; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; DRUG PRODUCTS PLANTS; HOSPITALS; MERCURY (METAL); PHENOLS; PILOT PLANTS; TURBIDITY;

OPERATIONAL COSTS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; COPPER; MERCURY; PHENOL; THIOMERSAL;

ACTIVATED CARBON; MERCURY; PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; REMOVAL; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; COLOR; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DYNAMICS; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURBIDITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0036850154     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(02)00214-2     Document Type: Article

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