Arsenic and antimony in water and wastewater: Overview of removal techniques with special reference to latest advances in adsorption

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 151, Issue , 2015, Pages 326-342

  Ungureanu, Gabriela ^a   Santos, Sílvia ^a   Boaventura, Rui ^a   Botelho, Cidália ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Antimony; Arsenic; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY COMPOUNDS; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENERGY RESOURCES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; CARCINOGENICS; COAGULATION FLOCCULATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; FINITE ENERGY; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; LITERATURE REVIEWS; MEMBRANE PROCESS; RURAL COMMUNITY; WATER AND WASTEWATER;

ADSORPTION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ALUMINUM OXIDE; ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; METAL OXIDE; MINERAL; WASTE WATER; WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADSORPTION; ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; CARCINOGEN; ENERGY RESOURCE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LITERATURE REVIEW; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REMEDIATION; TOXIN; WASTEWATER;

ADSORPTION; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BIOFILTER; BIOREMEDIATION; ENERGY RESOURCE; FLOCCULATION; ION EXCHANGE; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MINE TAILINGS; OXIDATION; PHYTOREMEDIATION; REVIEW; RURAL POPULATION; TOXICITY TESTING; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER TREATMENT; CHEMISTRY; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADSORPTION; ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; WASTE WATER; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84920929077     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.12.051     Document Type: Review

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