Enhanced reduction of nitrate in groundwater by zero-valent iron with activated red mud

Geosystem Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 65-70

  Cho, Dong Wan ^a,b   Abou Shnab, R A I ^a   Kim, Yongje ^b   Jeon, Byong Hun ^a   Song, Hocheol ^c  

^a Yonsei University Wonju   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Geosceince and Mineral Resources   (South Korea)

^c Sejong University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Nitrate; Red mud; Reduction; Zero valent iron

Indexed keywords

EID: 84978501889     PISSN: 12269328     EISSN: 21663394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/12269328.2011.10541332     Document Type: Article

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