Arsenic binding mechanisms on natural red earth: A potential substrate for pollution control

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 379, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 244-248

  Vithanage, Meththika ^a   Senevirathna, Wasana ^a   Chandrajith, Rohana ^b   Weerasooriya, Rohan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Arsenate; Arsenic removal; Arsenite; Natural Red Earth; Surface complexation; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

ARSENATE; ARSENIC REMOVAL; ARSENITE; BINDING MECHANISMS; NATURAL RED EARTH; RETENTION BEHAVIOUR; SURFACE COMPLEXATION;

ARSENATE MINERALS; ARSENIC; DATA ACQUISITION; POLLUTION CONTROL; SORPTION; SURFACE REACTIONS; WATER TREATMENT;

EARTH (PLANET);

ADSORBENT; ARSENIC; NATURAL RED EARTH; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADSORPTION; ARSENIC; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; ISOTHERM; PH; POLLUTION CONTROL; SUBSTRATE; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING KINETICS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

ADSORPTION; ARSENATES; ARSENIC; ARSENITES; MODELS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 34248583291     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2006.03.045     Document Type: Article

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