Removal of chromium (VI) by acid-washed zero-valent iron under various groundwater geochemistry conditions

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1238-1244

  Lai, Keith C K ^a,b   Lo, Irene M C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; MAGNESIUM;

HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM; REMOVAL CAPACITY;

METAL IONS;

CHROMIUM; GROUND WATER; HYDROXIDE; IRON; OXIDE;

CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; MAGNESIUM; METAL IONS;

CALCIUM; CATION; CHROMIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DETECTION METHOD; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; IRON; OXIDE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); REMOVAL EXPERIMENT;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GEOCHEMISTRY; PERMEABILITY; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TREATMENT;

BICARBONATES; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; IRON; MAGNESIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 39649123718     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es071572n     Document Type: Article

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