Pilot-scale evaluation of select nitrate removal technologies

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1703-1715

  Darbi, A ^a   Viraraghavan, T ^a   Butler, R ^b   Corkal, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Ion exchange; Nitrate removal; Reverse osmosis; Sulfur limestone process

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFICATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEALTH RISKS; ION EXCHANGE; NITROGEN FERTILIZERS; PILOT PLANTS; REVERSE OSMOSIS;

BIOLOGICAL DENITRIFICATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

ANION EXCHANGE RESIN; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; IONAC A554; METHEMOGLOBIN; NITRATE; NITROGEN; NITROGEN FERTILIZER; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SULFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; BIOREACTOR; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENT; FILTER; ION EXCHANGE; MANURE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; MEMBRANE; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; NITRATE REMOVAL TECHNOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; REVERSE OSMOSIS; RURAL POPULATION; SULFUR LIMESTONE AUTOTROPHIC DENITRIFICATION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER STANDARD;

BIOREACTORS; CALCIUM CARBONATE; ION EXCHANGE; NITRATES; NITROGEN; OSMOSIS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SULFUR; WATER PURIFICATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0042232064     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/ESE-120022873     Document Type: Article

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