A comparative study on arsenic (III) removal from aqueous solution using nano and micro sized zero-valent iron

Iranian Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 175-180

  Rahmani, A R ^a   Ghaffari, H R ^b   Samadi, M T ^a  

^a HAMADAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b HORMOZGAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Aqueous solution; Arsenic; Nano particles; Removal; Zero valent iron

Indexed keywords

EID: 85031049419     PISSN: 17351979     EISSN: 17352746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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