Subsurface arsenic removal for small-scale application in developing countries

Desalination

Volumn 248, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 241-248

  van Halem, D ^a,b   Heijman, S G J ^a,c   Amy, G L ^b   van Dijk, J C ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^c KWR WATERCYCLE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Development; Drinking water; Small scale; Subsurface

Indexed keywords

AERATED WATER; ARSENIC ADSORPTION; ARSENIC REMOVAL; DEVELOPMENT; DRINKING WATER; FERRIHYDRITES; MULTIPLE WELLS; REMOBILISATION; SMALL-SCALE; SMALL-SCALE APPLICATIONS; SUBSURFACE; WASTE STREAM; WELL CONFIGURATION;

ADSORPTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; INJECTION (OIL WELLS); IRON OXIDES; OXYGEN SUPPLY; POTABLE WATER; WATER AERATION; WATER INJECTION;

ARSENIC;

ADSORPTION; ARSENIC; DEVELOPING WORLD; DRINKING WATER; IRON OXIDE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 70349487351     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2008.05.061     Document Type: Article

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