Comparison of analytical techniques for analysis of arsenic adsorbed on carbon

Water Quality Research Journal of Canada

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 185-189

  Yadav, Nirbhay Narayan ^a   Maheswaran, Saravanamuthu ^a   Shutthanandan, Vaithiyalingam ^b   Thevuthasan, Suntharampillai ^b   Hart, Todd R ^b   Ngo, Huu Hao ^c   Vigneswaran, Saravanamuthu ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Adsorption; Inhomogeneous structures; PIXE

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; GROUNDWATER; ION BEAMS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; PORE SIZE; SPECTROMETRY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; HIGH-ENERGY ION BEAM; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; PROTON INDUCED X-RAY EMISSION;

ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT;

ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT; ARSENIC; GROUNDWATER; ION BEAMS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; PORE SIZE; SPECTROMETRY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ADSORPTION; ARSENIC; CARBON; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; SURFACE; TRACE METAL; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 33747072298     PISSN: 12013080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wqrj.2006.021     Document Type: Article

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