Arsenic removal from water supplies in northern chile using ferric chloride coagulation

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 164-169

  Karcher, S ^a   Caceres L ^b   Jekel, M ^a   Contreras, R ^b  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTOFAGASTA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Chile; Coagulation; Ferric chloride; Ph; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

FERRIC CHLORIDE; FLOC ELIMINATION; NORTHERN CHILE;

ADSORPTION; ARSENIC; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COAGULATION; OPTIMIZATION; PH EFFECTS; WATER SUPPLY;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER; FERRIC CHLORIDE;

ARSENIC; COAGULATION; DRINKING WATER; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WATER SUPPLY;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHILE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0344573923     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.1999.tb01029.x     Document Type: Article

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