The feasibility of a permeable reactive barrier to treat acidic sulphate- and nitrate-contaminated groundwater

Water SA

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 129-135

  Skinner, Sarah J W ^a   Schutte, C Frederik ^b  

^a SRK CONSULTING   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dolomite; Groundwater; Nitrate; Permeable reactive barrier

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; FERTILIZERS; LEACHING; NITRATES; SULFATE MINERALS; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

DOLOMITES; MUSHROOM COMPOSTS; PERMEABLE REACTIVE BARRIERS; WEATHERED GRANITES;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; FERTILIZERS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LEACHING; NITRATES; SULFATE MINERALS; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

DOLOMITE; DRAINAGE; FERTILIZER; GRANITE; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; NITRATE; REACTIVE BARRIER; SHALLOW WATER; WATER QUALITY; WEATHERING;

CONCENTRATION; FERTILIZERS; LEACHING; NITRATES; POLLUTION; SULFATES; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

AFRICA; GAUTENG; JOHANNESBURG; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BASIDIOMYCOTA;

EID: 33645880435     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 03784738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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