Full-scale removal of arsenate and chromate from water using a limestone and ochreous sludge mixture as a low-cost sorbent material

Water Environment Research

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 401-408

  Cederkvist, Karin ^a   Holm, Peter E ^a   Jensen, Marina B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Arsenate; Chromate; Dual porosity filtration; Limestone; Ochreous sludge; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

CHROMATES; COSTS; EFFLUENTS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; IMPURITIES; LIMESTONE; POROSITY; POSITIVE IONS; POTABLE WATER; RESERVOIRS (WATER); RUNOFF; STORM SEWERS; STORMS; WATER; WATER FILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT;

ARSENATE; DUAL POROSITY; EFFLUENT CONCENTRATIONS; FRESHWATER SOURCES; OCHREOUS SLUDGE; REMOVAL OF ARSENICS; STORM WATER RUNOFF; URBAN STORMWATER RUNOFF;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ARSENIC ACID; BROMIDE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CHROMIC ACID; COPPER; IRON OXIDE; LIMESTONE; SORBENT; STORM WATER; WATER; ARSENIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARSENATE; ARSENIC; CHROMATE; CHROMIUM; COPPER; DRINKING WATER; FILTRATION; LIMESTONE; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RUNOFF; SLUDGE; STORMWATER; TOXIC MATERIAL; WATER POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT; ADSORPTION; CHEMISTRY; ECONOMICS; METHODOLOGY; SEWAGE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADSORPTION; ARSENATES; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CHROMATES; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 77953150856     PISSN: 10614303     EISSN: 15547531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2175/106143009X12487095237314     Document Type: Article

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