Arsenic - A review. Part II: Oxidation of arsenic and its removal in water treatment

Acta Hydrochimica et Hydrobiologica

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 97-107

  Bissen, Monique ^a   Frimmel, Fritz H ^b  

^a Christ AG   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Coprecipitation; Ion exchange; Membrane process

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ARSENIC; OXIDATION; REMOVAL; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0242569387     PISSN: 03234320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aheh.200300485     Document Type: Article

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