Removal of pesticides from water by NF and RO membranes - A review

Desalination

Volumn 287, Issue , 2012, Pages 255-265

  Plakas, Konstantinos V ^a   Karabelas, Anastasios J ^a  

^a Centre for Research and Technology Hellas   (Greece)

Author keywords

Membranes; Modeling; Nanofiltration; Pesticides; Rejection mechanisms; Reverse osmosis

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS; LEGISLATIVE PRESSURES; LOW-PRESSURE REVERSE OSMOSIS; MEMBRANE PROCESS; MICROPOLLUTANTS; PESTICIDES REMOVAL; RESEARCH EFFORTS; RO MEMBRANE; SMALL CONCENTRATION; TECHNOLOGICAL LEVEL; WATER PRODUCTION; WATER SOURCE;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MEMBRANES; MODELS; NANOFILTRATION; PESTICIDES; POTABLE WATER; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVERSE OSMOSIS; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER QUALITY;

NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANES;

FILTRATION; MEMBRANE; MODELING; OSMOSIS; PESTICIDE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84856575499     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2011.08.003     Document Type: Article

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