Removal of arsenic from water streams: An overview of available techniques

Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 89-95

  Vaclavikova, Miroslava ^a   Gallios, George P ^b   Hredzak, Slavomir ^a   Jakabsky, Stefan ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovakia)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Akaganeite; Arsenic; Characterization and distribution; Iron oxides; Iron oxyhydroxide; Nanoparticles; Toxicity; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ARSENIC; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOCHEMISTRY; IRON OXIDES; TOXICITY;

IRON OXYHYDROXIDE; WATER STREAMS;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 39049117897     PISSN: 1618954X     EISSN: 16189558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10098-007-0098-3     Document Type: Article

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