Kanchan arsenic filter: Evaluation and applicability to Cambodia

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene: Sustainable Development and Multisectoral Approaches - Proceedings of the 34th WEDC International Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages

  Uy, D ^a   Ngai, T ^b   Mahin, T ^a   Samnang, C ^a   Saray, M ^a   Adam, M ^a   Baker, D ^a  

^a Institut de Technologie du Cambodge   (Cambodia)

^b CAWST   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arsenic removal; Arsenicosis; Household water treatment; Iron oxide; Kanchan Arsenic Filter

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC ADSORPTION; ARSENIC CONTAMINATION; ARSENIC REMOVAL; ARSENICOSIS; HOUSEHOLD WATER; KANCHAN ARSENIC FILTER; MITIGATION OPTIONS; PHOSPHATE CONCENTRATION;

GROUNDWATER; IRON OXIDES; PLANNING; POLLUTION CONTROL; SANITATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ARSENIC;

EID: 84891461885     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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