 Water Purification
"Water Purification" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Any of several processes in which undesirable impurities in water are removed or neutralized; for example, chlorination, filtration, primary treatment, ion exchange, and distillation. It includes treatment of WASTE WATER to provide potable and hygienic water in a controlled or closed environment as well as provision of public drinking water supplies.
| Descriptor ID |
D018508
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N06.850.780.200.800.800.900.900 N06.850.860.510.900.900
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| Concept/Terms |
Water Purification- Water Purification
- Purification, Water
- Purifications, Water
- Water Purifications
Water Treatment- Water Treatment
- Treatment, Water
- Treatments, Water
- Water Treatments
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Water Purification" by people in Profiles.
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Silva VH, Dos Santos Batista AP, Silva Costa Teixeira AC, Borrely SI. Degradation and acute toxicity removal of the antidepressant Fluoxetine (Prozac(®)) in aqueous systems by electron beam irradiation. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2016 Jun; 23(12):11927-36.
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Muneer B, Rehman A, Shakoori FR, Shakoori AR. Evaluation of consortia of microorganisms for efficient removal of hexavalent chromium from industrial wastewater. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol. 2009 May; 82(5):597-600.
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Handelman GJ, Megdal PA, Handelman SK. Bacterial DNA in water and dialysate: detection and significance for patient outcomes. Blood Purif. 2009; 27(1):81-5.
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Rehman A, Shakoori FR, Shakoori AR. Heavy metal resistant freshwater ciliate, Euplotes mutabilis, isolated from industrial effluents has potential to decontaminate wastewater of toxic metals. Bioresour Technol. 2008 Jun; 99(9):3890-5.
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Rehman A, Shakoori FR, Shakoori AR. Uptake of heavy metals by a ciliate, Tachysoma pellionella, isolated from industrial effluents and its potential use in bioremediation of toxic wastewater. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol. 2006 Sep; 77(3):469-76.
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Healy MG, Rodgers M, Mulqueen J. Denitrification of a nitrate-rich synthetic wastewater using various wood-based media materials. J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng. 2006; 41(5):779-88.
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Gillor O, Kirkup BC, Riley MA. Colicins and microcins: the next generation antimicrobials. Adv Appl Microbiol. 2004; 54:129-46.
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