Water defluoridation using Malawi's locally sourced gypsum

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 30, Issue 11-16 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 846-849

  Masamba, W R L ^a   Sajidu, S M ^a   Thole, B ^a   Mwatseteza, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

Author keywords

Fluorosis; Gypsum; Ion exchange; Kinetics; Powder X ray diffraction; Reaction mechanisms; Water defluoridation

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CORRELATION METHODS; FLUORIDATION; GYPSUM; ION EXCHANGE; POTABLE WATER; REACTION KINETICS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION;

FLUOROSIS; WATER DEFLUORIDATION;

WATER TREATMENT;

WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 27644540717     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2005.08.029     Document Type: Article

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