Mechanisms for removal of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) from drinking water by conventional and enhanced coagulation

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 49-56

  Xiao, Feng ^a   Simcik, Matt F ^b   Gulliver, John S ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Drinking water quality; Perfluoroalkyl substances; Public health; Removal; Water borne contaminants

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; CHLORINATION; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; FLOCCULATION; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; OSTWALD RIPENING; POTABLE WATER; PUBLIC HEALTH; REMOVAL; WATER QUALITY;

CHEMICAL CONDITIONS; COAGULATION MECHANISM; ENHANCED COAGULATION; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES; PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONATES; PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANT (POP); WATER-BORNE CONTAMINANTS;

COAGULATION;

ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE; DRINKING WATER; FERRIC CHLORIDE; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; PERFLUOROOCTANESULFONIC ACID; PERFLUOROOCTANOIC ACID;

ADSORPTION; ALUMINUM; COAGULATION; DRINKING WATER; FLOCCULATION; HYDROXIDE; ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; ORGANOFLUORINE; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REACTION KINETICS; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; FLOCCULATION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 84870057366     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.09.024     Document Type: Article

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