Removal of iron, arsenic and coliform bacteria from water by novel constructed soil filter system

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1152-1157

  Nemade, Pravin D ^a   Kadam, Avinash M ^a   Shankar, H S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Coliform bacteria; Constructed soil filter; Drinking water; Iron

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC LEVELS; CONSTRUCTED SOIL FILTER; DRINKING WATER; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SOIL FILTERS;

ARSENIC; BACTERIOLOGY; DEWATERING; IRON REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); POTABLE WATER; REMOVAL; SOILS; WATER FILTRATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

COLIFORM BACTERIA;

COLIFORM BACTERIUM; DRINKING WATER; FILTRATION; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; SOIL; STANDARD (REGULATION); WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 67649403087     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2009.03.013     Document Type: Article

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