Investigation of arsenic removal technologies for drinking water in Vietnam

Arsenic Exposure and Health Effects V

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 459-469

  Viet, Pham Hung ^a   Con, Tran Hong ^b   Ha, Cao The ^b   Ha, Hoang Van ^b   Berg, Michael ^b   Giger, Walter ^b   Schertenleib, Roland ^b  

^a VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^b SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Arsenic removal; Chlorine oxidation; Co precipitation; Laterite; Limonite; Naturally occurring minerals; Sorption

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; COPRECIPITATION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IRON OXIDES; MINERALS; POLLUTION CONTROL; POTABLE WATER; RURAL AREAS; SOILS; SORPTION; WATER; WATER TREATMENT; WATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

ARSENIC REMOVAL; CHLORINE OXIDATION; LATERITE; LIMONITE; NATURALLY OCCURRING;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

EID: 79959696763     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-044451441-7/50036-1     Document Type: Chapter

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