Characterization and treatment of water used for human consumption from six sources located in the Cameron/Tuba City abandoned uranium mining area

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 627-635

  Orescanin, Visnja ^a   Kollar, Robert ^a   Nad, Karlo ^a   Mikelic, Ivanka Lovrencic ^b   Kollar, Iris ^c  

^a Advanced Energy Ltd   (Croatia)

^b RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^c Croatian Parliament   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Abandoned uranium mining area; Drinking water; Electrocoagulation; Heavy metals; Navajo Nation; Radionuclides

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; ELECTROCOAGULATION; NAVAJO NATION; RADIONUCLIDES; URANIUM MINING;

ARSENIC; CESIUM; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; CHEMICAL STABILITY; CHROMIUM; COAGULATION; COLOR; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; HEAVY METALS; IMPURITIES; IRON; MANGANESE; MOLYBDENUM; POTABLE WATER; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; RADIOISOTOPES; REMOVAL; TURBIDITY; URANIUM; WASTE TREATMENT; WATER QUALITY; ZINC;

WATER TREATMENT;

ARSENIC; CESIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; FLUORIDE; IRON; MANGANESE; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; RADIOISOTOPE; RADIUM; THORIUM; URANIUM; VANADIUM; ZINC;

ARTICLE; COLOR; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EXTRACTION; PARAMETER; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TECHNIQUE; TURBIDITY; UNITED STATES; URANIUM MINE; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TREATMENT;

ARIZONA; ARSENIC; FLUORIDES; FRESH WATER; METALS; MINING; URANIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 79956007516     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2011.562858     Document Type: Article

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