Removal of arsenic from drinking water using modified fly-ash bed

International Journal of Water

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 61-70

  Goswami, Debasis ^a   Das, Arabinda K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN   (India)

Author keywords

arsenic removal; drinking water; fly ash bed

Indexed keywords

EID: 84956050020     PISSN: 14656620     EISSN: 17415322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJW.2000.002053     Document Type: Article

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