Effect of pumice and sand on the sustainability of granular iron beds for the aqueous removal of CuII, NiII, and ZnII

Clean - Soil, Air, Water

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 835-843

  Bilardi, Stefania ^a   Calabrò, Paolo S ^a   Caré, Sabine ^b   Moraci, Nicola ^a   Noubactep, Chicgoua ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^d Kultur und Nachhaltige Entwicklung CDD eV   (Germany)

Author keywords

Groundwater remediation; Hydraulic conductivity; Reactive barriers; Zerovalent iron

Indexed keywords

COPPER; GRAIN SIZE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; IRON; NICKEL; PERMEABILITY; PUMICE; SAND; SUSTAINABILITY; ZINC;

EID: 84875786610     PISSN: 18630650     EISSN: 18630669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clen.201100472     Document Type: Article

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