Investigation of arsenic removal performance by a simple iron removal ceramic filter in rural households of Bangladesh

Desalination

Volumn 265, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 60-66

  Shafiquzzaman, Md ^a   Azam, Md Shafiul ^b   Nakajima, Jun ^b   Bari, Quazi Hamidul ^a  

^a RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KHULNA UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

As removal; Fe removal ceramic filter; Groundwater; Iron net; Iron oxidizing bacteria

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC REMOVAL; AS REMOVAL; BANGLADESH; CERAMIC FILTERS; CO-PRECIPITATION PROCESS; FE REMOVAL CERAMIC FILTER; FIELD DATA; HEALTH CRISIS; HIGH CONCENTRATION; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; IRON OXIDIZING BACTERIA; IRON REMOVAL; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; RURAL HOUSEHOLDS; SIMPLE MODIFICATIONS; USER ACCEPTANCE; WEST BENGAL;

ARSENIC; BACTERIOLOGY; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); FUEL FILTERS; GROUNDWATER; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

IRON REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ARSENIC; BACTERIUM; FILTER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IRON; POISONING; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RURAL AREA; WATER TREATMENT;

BANGLADESH;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 78349307729     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2010.07.031     Document Type: Article

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