Radioactive contamination of groundwater, special aspects and advantages of removal by reverse osmosis and nanofiltration

Desalination

Volumn 321, Issue , 2013, Pages 47-54

  Gamal Khedr, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Low energy reverse osmosis; Nanofiltration; Naturally occurring radionuclides; Radioactive groundwater; Radionuclide removal

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE COMPLEXES; CHEMICAL PRECIPITATION; CONTAMINATED GROUNDWATER; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS; NATURALLY-OCCURRING RADIONUCLIDES; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RADIONUCLIDE REMOVAL;

CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; COAGULATION; DESALINATION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; NANOFILTRATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOISOTOPES; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; URANIUM;

WATER FILTRATION;

ADSORPTION; COAGULATION; DESALINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FILTRATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEALTH RISK; ION EXCHANGE; OSMOSIS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIONUCLIDE; STOICHIOMETRY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARABIAN SEA; INDIAN OCEAN; MIDDLE EAST; PERSIAN GULF;

EID: 84878983290     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2013.01.013     Document Type: Article

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