Biogenic Fe(III) minerals lower the efficiency of iron-mineral-based commercial filter systems for arsenic removal

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 17, 2011, Pages 7533-7541

  Kleinert, Susanne ^a   Muehe, Eva M ^a   Posth, Nicole R ^a   Dippon, Urs ^a   Daus, Birgit ^b   Kappler, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABIOGENIC; ACTIVATED CARBON FILTERS; ARSENIC REMOVAL; BIOGENIC MINERALS; CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER; FILTER EFFICIENCY; FILTER MATERIALS; FILTER SYSTEM; REMOVAL CAPACITY; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; WATER PURIFICATION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ARSENATE MINERALS; ARSENIC; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; COPRECIPITATION; EFFICIENCY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IRON COMPOUNDS; MATERIALS; MINERALS; POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER FILTRATION; WATER SUPPLY;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ARSENIC; ARSENIC ACID; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; IRON;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ARSENIC; BACTERIUM; FILTER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IRON; OXIDATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY);

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; FILTER; NONHUMAN; PRECIPITATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ADSORPTION; ARSENIC; BACTERIA; FILTRATION; GROUNDWATER; HUMANS; IRON; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SUPPLY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 80052214174     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es201522n     Document Type: Article

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