Low cost strategy for removal of Fe3+, Cr3+ and Cu2+ ions from drinking water of Chirang District, Assam

Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 96-101

  Thakuria, M N ^a   Talukdar, A K ^b  

^a Birjhora Mahavidyalaya ^*  (India)

^b GAUHATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Alumina; Carbon; Chirang district; Drinking water; FER(Y zeolite); Highest field concentration (HFC); Metal ions; Rice husk; Silicalite and bark of Terminalia arjuna tree

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRINKING WATER; IRON; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; WATER POLLUTION; WELL;

ASIA; ASSAM; CHIRANG; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

TERMINALIA; TERMINALIA ARJUNA;

EID: 51049102555     PISSN: 09720626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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