Application of encapsulation (pH-sensitive polymer and phosphate buffer macrocapsules): A novel approach to remediation of acidic ground water

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 186-193

  Aelion, C Marjorie ^a   Davis, Harley T ^a   Flora, Joseph R V ^b   Kirtland, Brian C ^a   Amidon, Mark B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b The Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

^c Bechtel Savannah River Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Coal pile runoff (CPR); Controlled release; Encapsulation; Inert polymers; pH control

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; ACIDS; ALUMINA; COAL; EXPERIMENTS; GROUNDWATER; LIMESTONE; PILES; POLLUTION; POLYMERS; POTENTIOMETRIC SENSORS; RUNOFF; WATER WELLS;

ACIDIC CONTAMINANTS; COAL PILE RUNOFF (CPR); COAL PILES; CONTROLLED RELEASE; FIELD EXPERIMENTS; FIELD TRIALS; INERT POLYMERS; LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS; MACROCAPSULES; PASSIVE TREATMENTS; PH CONTROL; PHOSPHATE BUFFERS; RELATIVELY CONSTANTS; SENSITIVE POLYMERS; SULFATE CONCENTRATIONS; WELL WATERS;

WATER TREATMENT;

ALUMINUM; GROUND WATER; IRON; LIMESTONE; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE; POLYMER; SULFATE;

ALUMINUM; ENCAPSULATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IRON; LABORATORY METHOD; LIMESTONE; PH; PHOSPHATE; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLYMER; SULFATE;

ARTICLE; ENCAPSULATION; FIELD EXPERIMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PH MEASUREMENT; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BUFFERS; CALCIUM CARBONATE; COAL MINING; ECOLOGY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; IRON; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHOSPHATES; POLYMERS; SULFURIC ACIDS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 56749170730     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2008.07.005     Document Type: Article

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