Vermicompost as natural adsorbent for removing metal ions from laboratory effluents

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 81-88

  Matos, G D ^a   Arruda, M A Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cd(II), Cu(II), Pb(II) and Zn(II) ions; Effluent treatment; Heavy metals; Vermicompost

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242492564     PISSN: 00329592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-9592(02)00315-1     Document Type: Article

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