An investigation on the adsorptive potential of Palawan natural laterites in the removal of arsenic in simulated groundwater

• Main Authors: Buguis, Ma. Cecilia Bacolor, Fuentes, Benson Gatdula
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2009
• Subjects: Laterite; Water—Purification—Arsenic removal; Water—Purification—Adsorption; Chemical Engineering
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/5163
• Institution: De La Salle University

Arsenic, being a ubiquitous element, continues to pose a major problem in terms of its contamination in groundwaters especially in developing and rural areas. In the Philippines, the Department of Health has set a standard of 10ug/L as the limit to the arsenic content of groundwater (Philippine Nati...