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Arsenic Treatment: Searching for Superheroes With a Good Grip
Author(s) -
Möller Greg,
Newcombe Remy
Publication year - 2003
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.1551-8833.2003.tb10359.x
Subject(s) - arsenic , manganese , filtration (mathematics) , hydroxide , environmental science , waste management , chemistry , environmental chemistry , metallurgy , materials science , engineering , inorganic chemistry , mathematics , statistics
This article briefly summarizes an approach to removing arsenic by using filtration. New media such as granular ferric hydroxide, modified alumina, and iron‐ or manganese‐coated materials are available in one‐time‐use cartridges and produce spent media that can be disposed of in municipal landfills.