Subsurface iron removal for drinking water production: Understanding the process and exploiting beneficial side effects

Water Quality Technology Conference and Exposition 2008

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 2802-2813

  Van Halem, D ^a,b   De Vet, W W J M ^a,c   Amy, G L ^a,b   Van Dijk, J C ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^c Oasen Drinking Water Company   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Drinking water; In situ; Iron; Nitrification; Subsurface

Indexed keywords

AERATED WATER; AMMONIA OXIDIZING BACTERIA; ARCHAEA; ARSENIC CONCENTRATION; DRINKING WATER PRODUCTION; IN-SITU; IRON COLLOIDS; IRON OXIDATION; PHOSPHATE LEVELS; REDUCED IRON; REMOBILIZATION; SIDE EFFECT; SIMILAR PATTERN; SUBSURFACE;

ABSTRACTING; ADSORPTION; AQUIFERS; ARSENIC; BIOFILTERS; DENITRIFICATION; EXHIBITIONS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; IRON; NITRIFICATION; POTABLE WATER; WATER AERATION; WATER INJECTION; WATER QUALITY;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

EID: 84871534359     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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