Fluoride removal from aqueous solution by Ca-pretreated macrophyte biomass

Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 68-72

  Miretzky, Patricia ^a   Muñoz, Carolina ^a   Carrillo Chávez, Alejandro ^a  

^a CENTRO DE GEOCIENCIAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Isotherms; Kinetics; Remediation

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CALCIUM; DEVELOPING WORLD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUORIDE; ISOTHERM; MACROPHYTE; PHYTOMASS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REACTION KINETICS; REACTION RATE; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; RURAL POPULATION; WATER SUPPLY;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

ELEOCHARIS; ELEOCHARIS ACICULARIS;

EID: 39749087688     PISSN: 14482517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EN07078     Document Type: Article

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