Retention of radium from thermal waters on sand filters and adsorbents

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 645-648

  Elejalde, C ^a   Herranz, M ^a   Idoeta, R ^a   Legarda, F ^a   Romero, F ^a   Baeza, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXTREMADURA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adsorbents; Clay rich illite; Kaolin; Retention of radium; River sand; Thermal waters; Zeolite A3

Indexed keywords

ADSORBENTS; FLOCCULATION; KAOLIN; RIVERS; STATISTICAL METHODS; ZEOLITES;

CLAY RICH ILLITE; RETENTION OF RADIUM; RIVER SAND; THERMAL WATERS;

WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORBENT; KAOLIN; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM; WATER; ZEOLITE;

ADSORBENTS; FLOCCULATION; KAOLIN; RIVERS; STATISTICAL METHODS; WATER TREATMENT; ZEOLITES;

ADSORPTION; DRINKING WATER; FILTER; RADIONUCLIDE; RADIUM; SAND; THERMAL WATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CLAY; FILTER; FILTRATION; SAND; SPAIN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATER FLOW; WATER TREATMENT;

CANTABRIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 34249018891     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.01.089     Document Type: Article

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