Innovative approach for treatment of arsenic contaminated groundwater in Central Europe

Water Science and Technology: Water Supply

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 131-138

  Petrusevski, B ^a   Van Der Meer, W ^b   Baker, J ^c   Kruis, F ^a   Sharma, S K ^a   Schippers, J C ^a  

^a UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^b Vitens Water Technology   (Netherlands)

^c SELOR   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Arsenic removal; Filtration; Iron oxide coated sand

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CONTAMINATION; FILTRATION; POTABLE WATER;

ARSENIC REMOVAL; IRON OXIDE COATED SAND;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

AMMONIA; ARSENIC; IRON; IRON OXIDE; MANGANESE; METHANE;

ADSORPTION; CONTAMINATION; FILTRATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; POTABLE WATER;

ADSORPTION; ARSENIC; COATING; FILTRATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IRON OXIDE; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SAND; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; EUROPE; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

CENTRAL EUROPE; CROATIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUNGARY; SERBIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 38349076410     PISSN: 16069749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/ws.2007.075     Document Type: Conference Paper

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