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Committee Report: Research Needs for Inorganic Contaminants
Author(s) -
Committee Inorganic Contaminants Research
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1993.tb05993.x
Subject(s) - arsenic , contamination , environmental science , environmental chemistry , nitrate , water contamination , manganese , water treatment , inorganic arsenic , waste management , chemistry , environmental engineering , engineering , ecology , biology , organic chemistry
This report discusses research needs for specific inorganic contaminants of concern to the water industry. Aluminum, arsenic and selenium, bromide, iron and manganese, nitrate, and radionuclides are examined in terms of their significance and occurrence. The types of conventional and emerging treatment technologies used to reduce concentrations of these contaminants in water supplies are identified.