Arsenic removal from groundwater using iron electrocoagulation: Effect of charge dosage rate

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1019-1030

  Amrose, Susan ^a,b   Gadgil, Ashok ^a,b   Srinivasan, Venkat ^b   Kowolik, Kristin ^b   Muller, Marc ^a   Huang, Jessica ^a   Kostecki, Robert ^b  

^a 109 McLaughlin Hall   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Bangladesh; Cambodia; Dosage rate; Electrocoagulation; India; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

BANGLADESH; CAMBODIA; DOSAGE RATE; ELECTRO COAGULATIONS; INDIA;

ARSENIC; COAGULATION; GROUNDWATER; POLLUTION CONTROL;

WATER TREATMENT;

ARSENIC; FERRIC OXIDE; GROUND WATER; HYDROUS FERRIC OXIDE; IRON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BIOLEACHING; CAMBODIA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DENSITY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ELECTRODE; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; OXIDATION; PERFORMANCE; SLUDGE; WATER TREATMENT;

ARSENIC; BANGLADESH; CAMBODIA; ELECTROCOAGULATION; GROUNDWATER; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84876214778     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2013.773215     Document Type: Article

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