TY - BOOK ID - 100238451 TI - Suitability of local materials to purify Akaki Sub-Basin water PY - 2007 SN - 1000006938 3866441517 PB - KIT Scientific Publishing DB - UniCat KW - SPM bound heavy metals KW - Akaki Sub-Basin KW - filter media KW - volcanic materials KW - suspended particulate matter (SPM) KW - column experiment KW - arsenic KW - sorption UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:100238451 AB - 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. ER -