Reclamation of unconventional water using nano zero-valent iron particles: An application for groundwater

International Journal of Water

Volumn 7, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 1-13

  Eslamian, Saeid ^a   Amiri, Mohamad Javad ^a   Abedi Koupai, Jahangir ^a   Karimi, Sara Shaeri ^b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b Dezab Consulting Engineers   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aqueous solution; Nano zero valent iron; NZVI; Unconventional water

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEAVY METALS; IRON; REMEDIATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOLUTIONS; SURFACE WATERS;

CHLORINATED ORGANIC CONTAMINANT; CONTAMINATED SOILS; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; LARGE SURFACE AREA; NANO ZERO-VALENT IRONS; NZVI; SURFACE REACTIVITY;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARSENIC; BARIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LEAD; MOBILITY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; OXIDATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SOIL POLLUTION; SOLVENT; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; TOXICITY;

EID: 84873933825     PISSN: 14656620     EISSN: 17415322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJW.2013.051975     Document Type: Article

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