De-fluoridation of groundwater using magnesium oxide

Environmentalist

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-53

  Pemmaraju, Mamatha ^a   Rao, Sudhakar M ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

De fluoridation; Drinking water; Fluoride; Groundwater; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MAGNESIUM; OXIDE; SEMIARID REGION; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER TREATMENT; WATERBORNE DISEASE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 79953059188     PISSN: 02511088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10669-010-9299-0     Document Type: Article

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