The effect of ionic strength and hardness of trichloroethylene-contaminated synthetic groundwater on remediation using granular activated carbon

Geosciences Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 229-239

  Heo, Joong Hyeok ^a   Lee, Dal Heui ^b   Koh, Dong Chan ^c   Chang, Ho Wan ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Institute of Geosceince and Mineral Resources   (South Korea)

Author keywords

GAC; Hardness; Ionic strength; Remediation; TCE

Indexed keywords

EID: 37249015378     PISSN: 12264806     EISSN: 15987477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02913936     Document Type: Article

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