Arsenic and fluoride removal using simple materials

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 136, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 391-398

  Mlilo, T B ^a   Brunson, L R ^a   Sabatini, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Bone char; Developing countries; Fluoride; Iron oxide coated sand; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION CAPACITIES; BONE CHAR; COATED SAND; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ELEVATED LEVEL; FERRIC OXIDE; FLUORIDE; FLUORIDE REMOVAL; IRON OXIDE-COATED SANDS; LOW-COST SOLUTION; SURFACE AREA; THREE ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; WATER TREATMENT FACILITIES;

ACTIVATED ALUMINA; ADSORPTION; ARSENIC; BONE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; IRON ORES; IRON OXIDES; OXIDE MINERALS; SAND; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ADSORPTION; ARSENIC; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FLUORIDE; MINERAL; OXIDE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SURFACE AREA; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 77955522568     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000154     Document Type: Article

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