Phosphorus treatment of secondary municipal effluent using oven-dried alum residual

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1685-1691

  Mortula, Md M ^a   Gagnon, Graham A ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alum residuals; BOD5; Fixed bed column test; Fraction leaching; Freundlich isotherm; Langmuir isotherm; Pore volume processed

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; EFFLUENTS; PHOSPHORUS; POTABLE WATER;

ALUM RESIDUALS; FIXED BED COLUMN TEST; FRACTION LEACHING; FREUNDLICH ISOTHERM; LANGMUIR ISOTHERMS; PORE VOLUME PROCESSED;

MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING;

ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE; ORGANIC MATTER; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; SURFACE WATER;

ARTICLE; EFFLUENT STANDARD; LEACHING; PH MEASUREMENT; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ADSORPTION; ALUM COMPOUNDS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PHOSPHORUS; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 34548651255     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520701518265     Document Type: Article

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