Use of iron- and manganese-oxidizing bacteria for the combined removal of iron, manganese and arsenic from contaminated groundwater

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 117-129

  Katsoyiannis, Ioannis A ^a,b   Zouboulis, Anastasios I ^c  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UMWELTBUNDESAMT   (Germany)

^c ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Bacterial oxidation; Combined removal; Groundwater; Iron; Manganese

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; BACTERIA; IRON REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); MANGANESE REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); OXIDATION; POTABLE WATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIAL OXIDATION; BIOLOGICAL OXIDATION; CHEMICAL REAGENTS; COMBINED REMOVAL;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

ARSENIC; BACTERIA; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IRON REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); MANGANESE REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); OXIDATION; POTABLE WATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IRON; MANGANESE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OXIDATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33746969998     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.2006.014     Document Type: Review

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