Ammonium-nitrogen-contaminated groundwater remediation by a sequential three-zone permeable reactive barrier (multibarrier) with oxygen-releasing compound (ORC)/clinoptilolite/spongy iron: column studies

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 3705-3714

  Huang, Guoxin ^a,b   Liu, Fei ^a   Yang, Yingzhao ^c   Kong, Xiangke ^d   Li, Shengpin ^a   Zhang, Ying ^a   Cao, Dejun ^b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES BEIJING   (China)

^b Beijing Key Laboratory of Meat Processing Technology   (China)

^c Hydro Engineering Team of Sichuan Metallurgical Geology Exploration Bureau   (China)

^d INSTITUTE OF MINERAL RESOURCES   (China)

Author keywords

Ammonium nitrogen; Clinoptilolite; Groundwater remediation; Oxygen releasing compound (ORC); Sequential permeable reactive barrier (multibarrier); Spongy iron

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; CLINOPTILOLITE; GROUND WATER; IRON DERIVATIVE; OXYGEN; WATER POLLUTANT; ZEOLITE;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DEVICES; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ION EXCHANGE; PROCEDURES; WATER POLLUTANT;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND REMEDIATION; GROUNDWATER; ION EXCHANGE; IRON COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZEOLITES;

EID: 84925498079     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3602-4     Document Type: Article

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