Suitability of local materials to purify Akaki Sub-Basin water
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Haile Tolera, Habtamu
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EnglishAbstract
Dissolved and suspended particulate matter (SPM) bound Cu, Zn, Ni, As, Pb, Mn, and Fe are common pollutants in surface and groundwater of the Akaki Sub-Basin.This work (1) presents results of water quality analysis and (2) evaluates an innovative approach for removing heavy metals from polluted water using natural materials. Removal capacities of the filter media for Cu, Zn, Ni, and Pb reach 90%. The main removal mechanisms involved are weak sorption and surface precipitation.
Keywords
SPM bound heavy metals; Akaki Sub-Basin; filter media; volcanic materials; suspended particulate matter (SPM); column experiment; arsenic; sorptionISBN
9783866441514Publisher
KIT Scientific PublishingPublisher website
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2007Series
Karlsruher mineralogische und geochemische Hefte,Classification
Physics