Arsenic removal from surface waters by hydrotalcite-like sulphate minerals: Field evidences from an old mine in Sardinia, Italy

Neues Jahrbuch fur Mineralogie, Abhandlungen

Volumn 188, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-63

  Ardau, Carla ^a   Cannas, Carla ^a   Fantauzzi, Marzia ^a   Rossi, Antonella ^a   Fanfani, Luca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anionic exchange capacity; Arsenic; Contamination attenuation; Hydrotalcites; Mining areas

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; HYDROTALCITE; ION EXCHANGE; MINING; MOBILITY; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SORPTION; SULFATE GROUP; SURFACE WATER; WATER POLLUTION;

ITALY; SARDINIA;

EID: 82055200702     PISSN: 00777757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0077-7757/2011/0193     Document Type: Article

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