Arsenic removal by coagulation and filtration: Comparison of groundwaters from the United States and Bangladesh

Desalination

Volumn 169, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 231-244

  Wickramasinghe, S R ^a   Han, Binbing ^a   Zimbron, J ^b   Shen, Z ^c   Karim, M N ^a  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^b MFG Incorporation   (United States)

^c JIANGSU INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Arsenic removal; Coagulation; Filtration; Groundwater; Iron hydroxide sorption; Microfiltration

Indexed keywords

COAGULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FLUXES; MICROFILTRATION; POLYELECTROLYTES; POTABLE WATER; REMOVAL; WATER QUALITY;

ARSENIC CONCENTRATION; FERRIC IONS; TANGENTIAL FLOW;

ARSENIC;

ARSENIC; COAGULATION; DRINKING WATER; FILTRATION; REMOVAL;

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; COLORADO; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH ASIA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 8644242128     PISSN: 00119164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0011-9164(04)00530-2     Document Type: Article

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