Treatment of tunnel wash waters - experiments with organic sorbent materials. Part II: Removal of toxic metals

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1042-1045

  PARUCH, Adam M ^a   ROSETH, Roger ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

electrostatic filters; reduction level; sorbents; toxic metals; treatment efficiency; tunnel; wash water

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; CHROMIUM; COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONCRETE PAVEMENTS; COPPER; EFFLUENTS; ELECTROSTATICS; EXPERIMENTS; HYDROCARBONS; LEAD; LEAD ALLOYS; METAL RECOVERY; METALS; MOLYBDENUM; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; ROADS AND STREETS; SORPTION; SURFACE WATERS; TOXIC MATERIALS; TUNNELS; VEHICULAR TUNNELS; WATER QUALITY; WATER RECYCLING; WATER TREATMENT; WAVE FILTERS; ZINC;

ELECTROSTATIC FILTERS; REDUCTION LEVEL; SORBENTS; TOXIC METALS; TREATMENT EFFICIENCY; TUNNEL; WASH WATER;

IRON REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

OIL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

EFFLUENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PAH; TOXIC MATERIAL; TUNNEL;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EXHAUST GAS; METHODOLOGY; NORWAY; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADSORPTION; NORWAY; OILS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; TRANSPORTATION; VEHICLE EMISSIONS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 51549107527     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(08)62147-6     Document Type: Article

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