Nitrate-nitrogen removal with small-scale reverse osmosis, electrodialysis and ion-exchange units in rural areas

Water SA

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 721-728

  Schoeman, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Costs; Electrodialysis; Ion exchange; Nitrate nitrogen removal; Reverse osmosis; Water quality

Indexed keywords

COST ESTIMATING; COSTS; ELECTRODIALYSIS; ION EXCHANGE; IONS; NANOCLUSTERS; NITRATES; NITROGEN; POTABLE WATER; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

CAPITAL COSTS; HUMAN CONSUMPTION; ION EXCHANGE PROCESS; ION EXCHANGE UNITS; NITRATE NITROGEN; SMALL SCALE; SMALL SCALE TECHNOLOGY; TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DESALINATION; DRINKING WATER; ELECTROKINESIS; ION EXCHANGE; NITRATE; NITROGEN; OSMOSIS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RURAL AREA; SALINITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 77954220154     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v35i5.49198     Document Type: Article

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