Removal of strontium from drinking water by conventional treatment and lime softening in bench-scale studies

Water Research

Volumn 103, Issue , 2016, Pages 319-333

  O'Donnell, Alissa J ^a   Lytle, Darren A ^b   Harmon, Stephen ^b   Vu, Kevin ^c   Chait, Hannah ^d   Dionysiou, Dionysios D ^a  

^a 705 Engineering Research Center   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Coagulation; Drinking water; Jar test; Lime softening; Strontium

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CHEMICAL WATER TREATMENT; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); COAGULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; GLASS; GROUNDWATER; LIME; STRONTIUM; STRONTIUM COMPOUNDS; WATER QUALITY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

BENCH SCALE; CANDIDATE LIST; CONVENTIONAL TREATMENTS; JAR-TEST; LIME SOFTENING; LIMITED DATA; REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS; SODA ASH; STRONTIUM REMOVAL; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

POTABLE WATER;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM POTASSIUM SULFATE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM OXIDE; CARBON; DRINKING WATER; FERRIC CHLORIDE; GROUND WATER; IRON; MAGNESIUM; RIVER WATER; STRONTIUM;

BENCHMARKING; COAGULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON; DRINKING WATER; LIME; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; STRONTIUM; TESTING METHOD; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL; FILTRATION; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REDUCTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TURBIDITY; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION; SANITATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

DRINKING WATER; STRONTIUM; WATER PURIFICATION; WATER SOFTENING; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84979658608     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2016.06.036     Document Type: Article

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