Arsenic in groundwater in New England - point-of-entry and point-of-use treatment of private wells

Desalination

Volumn 243, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 293-304

  Möller, Teresia ^a   Sylvester, Paul ^a   Shepard, Dan ^a   Morassi, Ed ^a  

^a SolmeteX (a Division of Layne Christensen)   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Arsenic removal; Drinking water; Ion exchange; Iron oxide

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC ADSORPTIONS; ARSENIC ANALYSIS; ARSENIC CONCENTRATIONS; ARSENIC IN GROUNDWATERS; ARSENIC LEVELS; ARSENIC REMOVAL; ARSENIC SPECIATIONS; BLADDER CANCERS; DRINKING WATER; DRINKING WATER SOURCES; MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS; NEW ENGLAND; NEW JERSEY GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; NEW JERSEYS; POINT OF USE; PRIVATE WELLS; PROCESSED WATERS; RAW WATERS; TREATMENT SYSTEMS; US GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; WATER CHEMISTRIES;

ADSORPTION; ARSENIC; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; DEIONIZED WATER; DEWATERING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGERS; IRON OXIDES; METAL RECOVERY; NONMETALS; POTABLE WATER; SALES; SILICA; WATER RECYCLING; WATER TREATMENT; WELLS;

IRON REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; ION EXCHANGE; IRON OXIDE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WATER TREATMENT;

NEW ENGLAND; NEW JERSEY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 65549109865     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2008.05.016     Document Type: Article

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