Regeneration of iron-based adsorptive media used for removing arsenic from groundwater

Water Research

Volumn 77, Issue , 2015, Pages 85-97

  Chen, Abraham S C ^a   Sorg, Thomas J ^b   Wang, Lili ^b  

^a North Potomac   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Iron media; Laboratory tests; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); COSTS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; EFFLUENTS; GROUNDWATER; PILOT PLANTS; POLLUTION CONTROL; POTABLE WATER; TESTING;

ARSENIC REMOVAL; CAUSTIC SOLUTION; IRON MEDIUM; IRON-BASED; LABORATORY TEST; LOW COST METHODS; MEDIA TECHNOLOGY; REGENERATION; SIMPLE++; TREATMENT SYSTEMS;

IRON;

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; IRON; PHOSPHORUS; SILICON DIOXIDE; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; FERRIC ION; FERRIC OXIDE; PHOSPHATE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADSORPTION; ARSENIC; COST ANALYSIS; DISSOLUTION; DRINKING WATER; EFFLUENT; FIELD METHOD; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IRON; LABORATORY METHOD; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL;

ACID BATCH TEST; ADSORPTIVE MEDIA TECHNOLOGY; ARTICLE; BATCH PROCESS; BATCH REGENERATION TEST; COLUMN REGENERATION TEST; EFFLUENT; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; INVESTIGATIVE PROCEDURES; IRON BASED MEDIA REGENERATION; MEDIA DISSOLUTION TEST; PH; PH MEASUREMENT; PILOT SCALE EVALUATION TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADSORPTION; CHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PROCEDURES; UNITED STATES; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

OHIO; UNITED STATES;

ADSORPTION; ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OHIO; PHOSPHATES; SILICON DIOXIDE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 84926325935     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.03.004     Document Type: Article

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