Laboratory investigations of enhanced sulfate reduction as a groundwater arsenic remediation strategy

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 19, 2007, Pages 6718-6724

  Keimowitz, A R ^a,b   Mailloux, B J ^c   Cole, P ^c   Stute, M ^b,c   Simpson, H J ^a,b   Chillrud, S N ^b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b International Research Institute for Climate and Society   (United States)

^c Program on US Russia Relations at Columbia s Harriman Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REDUCING GROUNDWATER; SITU GROUNDWATER; SULFATE REDUCTION;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DESORPTION; DISSOLUTION; GROUNDWATER; LAND FILL; REMEDIATION;

ARSENIC;

ACETIC ACID; ARSENIC; ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; GROUND WATER; IRON; SULFATE; THIOARSENITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARSENIC; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DESORPTION; DISSOLUTION; GROUNDWATER; LAND FILL; REMEDIATION;

ARSENIC; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LABORATORY METHOD; LANDFILL; PH; REMEDIATION; SULFATE;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CALORIMETRY; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; DESORPTION; LANDFILL; MICROCOSM; MICROFLORA; REDUCTION; WATER TREATMENT;

ACETATES; ARSENIC; BACTERIA; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SULFATES; SULFIDES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 35148831363     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es061957q     Document Type: Article

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