Development of a bio-physicochemical technique for arsenic removal from groundwater

Desalination

Volumn 249, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 224-229

  Hassan, Khondoker Mahbub ^a   Fukuhara, Teruyuki ^b   Hai, Faisal Ibney ^a   Bari, Quazi Hamidul ^c   Islam, Kh Md Shafiul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

^c KHULNA UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Arsenic and iron removal; Bio physicochemical process; Groundwater

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC REMOVAL; COCONUT HUSK; FERROUS ION; FIELD CONDITIONS; FIXED BED REACTOR; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; IRON MATRIX; IRON OXIDIZING BACTERIA; IRON REMOVAL; MICROBIAL WATER QUALITY; OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL TREATMENT; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROCESS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; SAND FILTER; TREATMENT PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT PROCESS;

ADSORPTION; ARSENIC; BIOFILTRATION; CHARCOAL; CHEMICAL REACTORS; EFFLUENTS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; IRON; REMOVAL; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ADSORPTION; ARSENIC; BIOPHYSICS; GROUNDWATER; IRON; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OXIDATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 71249126517     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2008.08.015     Document Type: Article

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