Mitigating arsenic crisis in the developing world: Role of robust, reusable and selective hybrid anion exchanger (HAIX)

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 488-489, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 547-553

  German, Michael ^a,c   Seingheng, Hul ^b   SenGupta, Arup K ^a  

^a Lehigh University   (United States)

^b Institute of Technology of Cambodia   (Cambodia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Arsenic treatment; Nanotechnology; Potable water; Robust adsorbent; Social business; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEALTH RISKS; INVESTMENTS; ION EXCHANGERS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POTABLE WATER; RESINS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AT-RISK POPULATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; HYBRID ANION EXCHANGERS; IMPLEMENTATION MODELS; NATURAL GROUNDWATER; SOCIAL BUSINESS; SYSTEM MAINTENANCE; TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ADSORBENT; ANION EXCHANGE RESIN; ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; SELECTIVE HYBRID ANION EXCHANGER RESIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WELL WATER;

ARSENIC; DEVELOPING WORLD; DRINKING WATER; HEALTH RISK; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; ANION EXCHANGE; ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; CAMBODIA; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMMUNITY ECOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; HUMAN; INDIA; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NEPAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DESIGN; REPRODUCIBILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

CAMBODIA; INDIA; NEPAL;

ANIMALIA;

ARSENIC TREATMENT; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POTABLE WATER; ROBUST ADSORBENT; SOCIAL BUSINESS; SUSTAINABILITY;

ANIONS; ARSENIC; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84901593208     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.10.092     Document Type: Article

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