Evaluation of iron ochre from mine drainage treatment for removal of phosphorus from wastewater

Chemosphere

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 795-800

  Dobbie, K E ^a   Heal, K V ^a   Aumonier J ^b   Smith, K A ^a   Johnston, A ^c   Younger, P L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH WATER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Field experiment; Mass removal; Operational lifetime; Potentially toxic metals; Waste recycling; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

FIELD EXPERIMENT; MASS REMOVAL; OPERATIONAL LIFETIME; POTENTIALLY TOXIC METALS; WASTE RECYCLING;

ABANDONED MINES; AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COAL MINES; EFFLUENTS; EXPERIMENTS; IRON OXIDES; METAL RECOVERY; MINING; PELLETIZING; PHOSPHORUS; TOXIC MATERIALS; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER RECYCLING; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

IRON REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

IRON OXIDE; PHOSPHORUS; RUNOFF;

AGRICULTURAL RUNOFF; COAL MINE; DISCHARGE; DRAINAGE; MINE DRAINAGE; PHOSPHORUS; RECYCLING; SUBSTRATE; TOXIC MATERIAL; WASTE TREATMENT; WASTEWATER;

ARTICLE; CLEANING; COAL MINING; EFFLUENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE WATER; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

FERRIC COMPOUNDS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MINING; PHOSPHORUS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

DURHAM [ENGLAND]; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; LEITHOLM; SCOTLAND; SCOTTISH BORDERS; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WINDLESTONE;

EID: 64049112581     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.12.049     Document Type: Article

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