Metal oxide/hydroxide-coated dual-media filter for simultaneous removal of bacteria and heavy metals from natural waters

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 181, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 788-793

  Ahammed, M Mansoor ^a   Meera, V ^b  

^a SARDAR VALLABHBHAI NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b Government Engineering College   (India)

Author keywords

Bacterial removal; Heavy metal; Household water treatment; Iron hydroxide coated sand; Manganese oxide coated sand

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL REMOVAL; COATED SAND; HOUSEHOLD WATER; IRON HYDROXIDES;

BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DEWATERING; EFFLUENTS; HEAVY METALS; HEAVY WATER; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES; IRON REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); MANGANESE; MANGANESE OXIDE; MANGANESE REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); METAL RECOVERY; METAL REFINING; METALS; OXIDES; PURIFICATION; SAND; TURBIDITY; WATER FILTRATION; WATER RECYCLING; WATER SUPPLY; ZINC;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

FERRIC HYDROXIDE; HEAVY METAL; HYDROXIDE; MANGANESE OXIDE; METAL OXIDE; RAIN; FRESH WATER; OXIDE; WATER POLLUTANT;

BACTERIUM; CANAL; COATING; DEVELOPING WORLD; FILTER; HEAVY METAL; IRON HYDROXIDE; OXIDE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RAINWATER; SAND; TURBIDITY; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BIOFILTER; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; HOUSEHOLD; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MATERIAL COATING; PLATE COUNT; SAND; TURBIDITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SAMPLING; DEVICES; FILTRATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PROCEDURES; WATER POLLUTANT;

FILTRATION; FRESH WATER; HYDROXIDES; METALS, HEAVY; OXIDES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 77954539718     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.05.082     Document Type: Article

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