The electrocoagulation/advanced oxidation treatment of the groundwater used for human consumption

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

Volumn 46, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 1611-1618

  Orescanin, Visnja ^a   Kollar, Robert ^a   Nad, Karlo ^a  

^a Advanced Energy Ltd   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Aluminum anode; Ammonia; Electrocoagulation electroreduction; Heavy metals; Iron anode; Ozonation; UV

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM ANODES; ALUMINUM ELECTRODES; COMPLEX COMPOSITIONS; DEEP WATER; EASTERN CROATIA; ELECTRO REDUCTION; ELECTROCOAGULATION; HIGH QUALITY; HUMAN CONSUMPTION; INITIAL CONCENTRATION; IRON ANODE; LOW SENSITIVITY; MEASURED PARAMETERS; ORGANIC CONTAMINANT; OXIDATION TREATMENTS; PURIFICATION SYSTEMS; PURIFIED WATER; REMOVAL EFFICIENCIES; SIMULTANEOUS REMOVAL; SUSPENDED SOLIDS; TREATMENT CONDITIONS; UV; WELL WATER;

ALUMINUM; AMMONIA; ARSENIC; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; COAGULATION; COLOR; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; GROUNDWATER; HEAVY METALS; HEAVY WATER; IRON COMPOUNDS; MANGANESE; OZONE; OZONE WATER TREATMENT; OZONIZATION; PURIFICATION; TURBIDITY;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ALUMINUM; AMMONIA; CHROMIUM; COPPER; DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE; GROUND WATER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; SULFATE; VANADIUM; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROCOAGULATION PROCESS; ELECTROREDUCTION PROCESS; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; OZONATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TURBIDITY; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

ARSENIC; BIOLOGICAL OXYGEN DEMAND ANALYSIS; COLOR; DRINKING WATER; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FLUORIDES; GROUNDWATER; METALS, HEAVY; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; SULFATES; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER PURIFICATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84855771886     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2011.623628     Document Type: Article

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