Ferrous iron removal by limestone and crushed concrete in dynamic flow columns

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 124, Issue , 2013, Pages 165-171

  Wang, Yu ^a   Sikora, Saraya ^a   Townsend, Timothy G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbonate; Ferrous iron; Groundwater; Landfill; Limestone; Recycled concrete

Indexed keywords

CONCRETES; EFFLUENTS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; IRON COMPOUNDS; LEACHATE TREATMENT; LIME; LIMESTONE; QUALITY CONTROL; WATER QUALITY;

CRUSHED CONCRETES; DISSOLVED IRON; DYNAMIC FLOWS; LANDFILL SITE; LIMESTONE CONCRETES; REACTIVE BARRIERS; REACTIVE MATERIALS; RECYCLED CONCRETES; REMOVAL CAPACITY; SYNTHETIC GROUNDWATER;

GROUNDWATER;

CONCRETE; FERROUS ION; LIMESTONE; CALCIUM CARBONATE;

CARBONATE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONCRETE; EFFLUENT; GROUNDWATER; IRON; LANDFILL; LIMESTONE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DYNAMIC FLOW COLUMN; FLOW; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; FERROUS COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84878115280     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.02.018     Document Type: Article

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