A critical review of removal of zinc from wastewater

Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science

Volumn 2197, Issue , 2012, Pages 627-630

  Gakwisiri, Charif ^a   Raut, Nitin ^a   Al Saadi, Amal ^a   Al Aisri, Shinoona ^a   Al Ajmi, Abrar ^a  

^a SOHAR UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Domestic; Heavy metals; Industrial; Microorganisms; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METALS; MICROORGANISMS; WASTEWATER; WATER POLLUTION; ZINC;

CRITICAL REVIEW; DOMESTIC; DOMESTIC WASTEWATER; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; HAZARDOUS POLLUTANTS; INDUSTRIAL; NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCE; TECHNOLOGICAL ASPECTS;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

EID: 85021332930     PISSN: 20780958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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