Removal of radionuclides in drinking water by membrane treatment using ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis and electrodialysis reversal

Journal of Environmental Radioactivity

Volumn 125, Issue , 2013, Pages 86-92

  Montana M ^a   Camacho, A ^a   Serrano, I ^a   Devesa, R ^b   Matia, L ^b   Valles I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b AGBAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Electrodialysis reversal; Gross alpha activity; Removal radioactivity; Reverse osmosis; Ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

BARCELONA METROPOLITAN AREAS; ELECTRODIALYSIS REVERSAL; GROSS ALPHA ACTIVITIES; MEMBRANE TECHNIQUES; MEMBRANE TREATMENTS; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; REMOVAL CAPACITY; TREATMENT PLANTS;

ELECTRODIALYSIS; PILOT PLANTS; RADIOLOGY; RADIOMETRY; REVERSE OSMOSIS; ULTRAFILTRATION; URANIUM; WATER QUALITY;

DIALYSIS MEMBRANES;

DRINKING WATER; RADIOISOTOPE; SURFACE WATER; URANIUM;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRINKING WATER; ELECTROKINESIS; MEMBRANE; METROPOLITAN AREA; OSMOSIS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RADIOACTIVITY; RADIONUCLIDE; ULTRAFILTRATION; URANIUM; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; ELECTRODIALYSIS; HUMAN; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; REVERSE OSMOSIS; ULTRAFILTRATION; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; LLOBREGAT RIVER; SPAIN;

ELECTRODIALYSIS REVERSAL; GROSS ALPHA ACTIVITY; REMOVAL RADIOACTIVITY; REVERSE OSMOSIS; ULTRAFILTRATION;

DIALYSIS; DRINKING WATER; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; OSMOSIS; RADIOISOTOPES; RIVERS; SPAIN; ULTRAFILTRATION; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84884975206     PISSN: 0265931X     EISSN: 18791700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2013.01.010     Document Type: Article

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