Characterization of tributyltin in shipyard waters and removal through laboratory and full-scale treatment

Water Research

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 453-462

  Prasad, Ram ^a   Schafran, Gary C ^a  

^a Old Dominion University   (United States)

Author keywords

Coagulation; Granular activated carbon; Treatment; Tributyltin (TBT)

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; COAGULATION; DERIVATIVES; DISSOLUTION; EFFLUENTS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SHIPYARDS;

EFFLUENT CONCENTRATIONS; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON; PHYSICOCHEMICAL TREATMENT; TRIBUTYLTIN (TBT);

WATER TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ALUMINUM SULFATE; FERRIC SULFATE; TRIBUTYLTIN;

ACTIVATED CARBON; COAGULATION; DERIVATIVES; DISSOLUTION; EFFLUENTS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SHIPYARDS; WATER TREATMENT;

WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONDUCTANCE; EFFLUENT; FILTRATION; FLOCCULATION; FRACTIONATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 31744442758     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2005.11.024     Document Type: Article

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