Biological iron removal from groundwater: A review

Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology - AQUA

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 239-247

  Sharma, Saroj K ^a   Petrusevski, Branislav ^a   Schippers, Jan C ^a  

^a UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biological oxidation; Filtration; Groundwater; Iron removal

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; COST EFFECTIVENESS; FILTERS (FOR FLUIDS); FILTRATION; IRON; OXIDATION; PH EFFECTS; REMOVAL;

AERATION; BIOLOGICAL IRON REMOVAL; PHYSIOCHEMICAL IRON REMOVAL; RAPID SAND FILTRATION;

GROUNDWATER;

BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; GROUNDWATER; IRON; OXIDATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 23144464965     PISSN: 00037214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/aqua.2005.0022     Document Type: Review

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