Field studies on defluoridation using magnesium oxide

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Water Management

Volumn 163, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 147-155

  Rao, Sudhakar M ^a   Pemmaraju, Mamatha ^a   Kumar, Asha ^a   Kundu, Soumita ^a   Dhananjay, Mythri ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Geology; Groundwater; Pollution

Indexed keywords

ADDITION OF LIME; ALKALINE PH; BICARBONATE IONS; CHLORIDE SOLUTIONS; CONTAMINATED DRINKING WATER; CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER; DEFLUORIDATION; DRINKING WATER; FIELD INVESTIGATION; FIELD STUDIES; FILTRATION TECHNIQUES; FLUORIDE ION; FLUORIDE REMOVAL; IRON CONCENTRATIONS; KARNATAKA; MAGNESIUM OXIDES; NATURAL GROUNDWATER; NEUTRALISATION; PUMP AND TREAT; QUALITY PROBLEMS; RECHARGE PROCESS; TOXIC WASTES;

ACTIVATED ALUMINA; ARSENIC; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; GEOLOGY; GROUNDWATER; LIME; MAGNESIUM; POLLUTION; POTABLE WATER; PUMPS; TOXIC MATERIALS; WATER TREATMENT;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

ARSENIC; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IRON; MAGNESIUM; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WATER TREATMENT;

INDIA; KARNATAKA;

EID: 77957147500     PISSN: 17417589     EISSN: 17517729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/wama.2010.163.3.147     Document Type: Article

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