Modelling the non-biogenic steps of arsenic retention in horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 223, Issue , 2013, Pages 657-664

  Llorens, Esther ^a   Obradors, Joshua ^a   Alarcón Herrera, María Teresa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b Advanced Material Research Center   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Horizontal subsurface flow; Precipitation; Reed beds; RetrasoCodeBright; Simulation; Sorption

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; EQUILIBRIUM REACTIONS; HORIZONTAL SUBSURFACE FLOW; HORIZONTAL SUBSURFACE FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; REED BED; RETRASOCODEBRIGHT; SIMULATION; WATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS;

ARSENIC; COMPLEXATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EFFLUENTS; LASERS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SORPTION;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

EID: 84876312835     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.02.102     Document Type: Article

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