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2021Journal Article [["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","3177"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","22"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Water"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","13"],["dc.contributor.author","Nya, Esther Laurentine"],["dc.contributor.author","Feumba, Roger"],["dc.contributor.author","Fotsing Kwetché, Pierre René"],["dc.contributor.author","Gwenzi, Willis"],["dc.contributor.author","Noubactep, Chicgoua"],["dc.contributor.editor","Langergraber, Günter"],["dc.date.accessioned","2022-01-11T14:07:55Z"],["dc.date.available","2022-01-11T14:07:55Z"],["dc.date.issued","2021"],["dc.description.abstract","Providing everyone with safe drinking water is a moral imperative. Yet, sub-Saharan Africa seems unable to achieve “safe drinking water for all” by 2030. This sad situation calls for a closer examination of the water supply options for both rural and urban populations. Commonly, two main aspects are considered: (1) behavioural responses to available or potential water supply options, and (2) socio-economic acceptability. These aspects determine the feasibility and the affordability of bringing safe drinking water as a basic good and human right to everyone. There is a broad consensus that achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goal 6.1 is mostly a financial issue, especially in low-income settings. This communication challenges this view as water is available everywhere and affordable treatment options are well-known. It considers the decentralized water supply model as a reference or standard approach in low-income settings rather than as an alternative. Here, the medium-sized city of Bangangté in the western region of Cameroon is used to demonstrate that universal safe drinking water will soon be possible. In fact, during the colonial period, the residences of the elite and the main institutions, including the administrative quarter, churches, and hospital, have been supplied with clean water from various local sources. All that is needed is to consider everyone as important or accept safe drinking water as human right. First, we present a historical background on water supply in the colonial period up to 1980. Second, the drinking water supply systems and water demand driven by population growth are discussed. Finally, a hybrid model for the achieving of universal access to clean drinking water, and preconditions for its successful implementation, are presented. Overall, this communication calls for a shift from safe drinking water supply approaches dominated by centralized systems, and presents a transferable hybrid model to achieve universal clean drinking water."],["dc.description.abstract","Providing everyone with safe drinking water is a moral imperative. Yet, sub-Saharan Africa seems unable to achieve “safe drinking water for all” by 2030. This sad situation calls for a closer examination of the water supply options for both rural and urban populations. Commonly, two main aspects are considered: (1) behavioural responses to available or potential water supply options, and (2) socio-economic acceptability. These aspects determine the feasibility and the affordability of bringing safe drinking water as a basic good and human right to everyone. There is a broad consensus that achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goal 6.1 is mostly a financial issue, especially in low-income settings. This communication challenges this view as water is available everywhere and affordable treatment options are well-known. It considers the decentralized water supply model as a reference or standard approach in low-income settings rather than as an alternative. Here, the medium-sized city of Bangangté in the western region of Cameroon is used to demonstrate that universal safe drinking water will soon be possible. In fact, during the colonial period, the residences of the elite and the main institutions, including the administrative quarter, churches, and hospital, have been supplied with clean water from various local sources. All that is needed is to consider everyone as important or accept safe drinking water as human right. First, we present a historical background on water supply in the colonial period up to 1980. Second, the drinking water supply systems and water demand driven by population growth are discussed. Finally, a hybrid model for the achieving of universal access to clean drinking water, and preconditions for its successful implementation, are presented. Overall, this communication calls for a shift from safe drinking water supply approaches dominated by centralized systems, and presents a transferable hybrid model to achieve universal clean drinking water."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.3390/w13223177"],["dc.identifier.pii","w13223177"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/97893"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","DOI-Import GROB-507"],["dc.publisher","MDPI"],["dc.relation.eissn","2073-4441"],["dc.rights","Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)."],["dc.rights.uri","https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"],["dc.title","A Hybrid Model for Achieving Universal Safe Drinking Water in the Medium-Sized City of Bangangté (Cameroon)"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]Details DOI2015Journal Article [["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","868"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","3"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Water"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","897"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","7"],["dc.contributor.author","Tepong-Tsinde, Raoul"],["dc.contributor.author","Crane, Richard"],["dc.contributor.author","Noubactep, Chicgoua"],["dc.contributor.author","Nassi, Achille"],["dc.contributor.author","Ruppert, Hans"],["dc.date.accessioned","2018-11-07T10:00:13Z"],["dc.date.available","2018-11-07T10:00:13Z"],["dc.date.issued","2015"],["dc.description.abstract","There are many factors to consider for the design of appropriate water treatment systems including: cost, the concentration and type of biological and/or chemical contamination, concentration limits at which contaminant(s) are required to be removed, required flow rate, level of local expertise for on-going maintenance, and social acceptance. An ideal technology should be effective at producing clean, potable water; however it must also be low-cost, low-energy (ideally energy-free) and require low-maintenance. The use of packed beds containing metallic iron (Fe-0 filters) has the potential to become a cheap widespread technology for both safe drinking water provision and wastewater treatment. Fe-0 filters have been intensively investigated over the past two decades, however, sound design criteria are still lacking. This article presents an overview of the design of Fe-0 filters for decentralized water treatment particularly in the developing world. A design for safe drinking water to a community of 100 people is also discussed as starting module. It is suggested that Fe-0 filters have the potential for significant worldwide applicability, but particularly in the developing world. The appropriate design of Fe-0 filters, however, is site-specific and dependent upon the availability of local expertise/materials."],["dc.description.sponsorship","Open-Access Publikationsfonds 2015"],["dc.identifier.doi","10.3390/w7030868"],["dc.identifier.isi","000352284200003"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/11852"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/37752"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.notes.status","zu prüfen"],["dc.notes.submitter","Najko"],["dc.relation.issn","2073-4441"],["dc.rights","CC BY 4.0"],["dc.rights.uri","https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"],["dc.title","Testing Metallic Iron Filtration Systems for Decentralized Water Treatment at Pilot Scale"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]Details DOI WOS2009Journal Article [["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","1277"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","2-3"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Journal of Hazardous Materials"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","1278"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","170"],["dc.contributor.author","Noubactep, Chicgoua"],["dc.date.accessioned","2018-11-07T11:23:08Z"],["dc.date.available","2018-11-07T11:23:08Z"],["dc.date.issued","2009"],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.05.109"],["dc.identifier.isi","000270310500104"],["dc.identifier.pmid","19553010"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/9042"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/56129"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.notes.status","zu prüfen"],["dc.notes.submitter","Najko"],["dc.relation.issn","0304-3894"],["dc.rights","Goescholar"],["dc.rights.uri","https://goescholar.uni-goettingen.de/licenses"],["dc.title","Comment on \"Coupled acidification and ultrasound with iron enhances nitrate reduction\" by Tsai et al. [J. Hazard. Mater. 163 (2009) 743]"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.version","submitted_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]Details DOI PMID PMC WOS2016Journal Article [["dc.bibliographiccitation.artnumber","162"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","4"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Water"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","8"],["dc.contributor.author","Noubactep, Chicgoua"],["dc.date.accessioned","2018-11-07T10:16:08Z"],["dc.date.available","2018-11-07T10:16:08Z"],["dc.date.issued","2016"],["dc.description.abstract","Since its introduction about 25 years ago, metallic iron (Fe-0) has shown its potential as the key component of reactive filtration systems for contaminant removal in polluted waters. Technical applications of such systems can be enhanced by numerical simulation of a filter design to improve, e.g., the service time or the minimum permeability of a prospected system to warrant the required output water quality. This communication discusses the relevant input quantities into such a simulation model, illustrates the possible simplifications and identifies the lack of relevant thermodynamic and kinetic data. As a result, necessary steps are outlined that may improve the numerical simulation and, consequently, the technical design of Fe-0 filters. Following a general overview on the key reactions in a Fe-0 system, the importance of iron corrosion kinetics is illustrated. Iron corrosion kinetics, expressed as a rate constant kiron, determines both the removal rate of contaminants and the average permeability loss of the filter system. While the relevance of a reasonable estimate of kiron is thus obvious, information is scarce. As a conclusion, systematic experiments for the determination of kiron values are suggested to improve the database of this key input parameter to Fe-0 filters."],["dc.description.sponsorship","Open-Access Publikationsfonds 2016"],["dc.identifier.doi","10.3390/w8040162"],["dc.identifier.isi","000375157200053"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/13221"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/40977"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.notes.status","zu prüfen"],["dc.notes.submitter","Najko"],["dc.relation.issn","2073-4441"],["dc.rights","CC BY 4.0"],["dc.rights.uri","https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"],["dc.title","Predicting the Hydraulic Conductivity of Metallic Iron Filters: Modeling Gone Astray"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]Details DOI WOS2018Journal Article [["dc.bibliographiccitation.artnumber","4138"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","11"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Sustainability"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","10"],["dc.contributor.author","Hu, Rui"],["dc.contributor.author","Noubactep, Chicgoua"],["dc.date.accessioned","2019-07-09T11:49:39Z"],["dc.date.available","2019-07-09T11:49:39Z"],["dc.date.issued","2018"],["dc.description.abstract","Research on the use of metallic iron (Fe0) for environmental remediation and water treatment has taken off during the past three decades. The results achieved have established filtration on Fe0 packed beds as an efficient technology for water remediation at several scales. However, the further development of Fe0-based filtration systems is impaired by the non-professional behavior of scientists who ignore available advances in knowledge. The confusion is overcome when due consideration is given to the fact that revealing state-of-the-art knowledge is a prerequisite to presenting individual achievements."],["dc.description.sponsorship","Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities"],["dc.identifier.doi","10.3390/su10114138"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/15732"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/59598"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.publisher","MDPI"],["dc.relation.eissn","2071-1050"],["dc.rights","CC BY 4.0"],["dc.rights.uri","https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"],["dc.subject.ddc","550"],["dc.title","Iron Corrosion: Scientific Heritage in Jeopardy"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]Details DOI2021Journal Article Research Paper [["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","8338"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","15"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Sustainability"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","13"],["dc.contributor.author","Huang, Zhe"],["dc.contributor.author","Nya, Esther Laurentine"],["dc.contributor.author","Rahman, Mohammad Azizur"],["dc.contributor.author","Mwamila, Tulinave Burton"],["dc.contributor.author","Cao, Viet"],["dc.contributor.author","Gwenzi, Willis"],["dc.contributor.author","Noubactep, Chicgoua"],["dc.date.accessioned","2021-09-01T06:43:02Z"],["dc.date.available","2021-09-01T06:43:02Z"],["dc.date.issued","2021"],["dc.description.abstract","Rainwater harvesting (RWH) is generally perceived as a promising cost-effective alternative water resource for potable and non-potable uses (water augmentation) and for reducing flood risks. The performance of RWH systems has been evaluated for various purposes over the past few decades. These systems certainly provide economic, environmental, and technological benefits of water uses. However, regarding RWH just as an effective alternative water supply to deal with the water scarcity is a mistake. The present communication advocates for a systematic RWH and partial infiltration wherever and whenever rain falls. By doing so, the detrimental effects of flooding are reduced, groundwater is recharged, water for agriculture and livestock is stored, and conventional water sources are saved. In other words, RWH should be at the heart of water management worldwide. The realization of this goal is easy even under low-resource situations, as infiltration pits and small dams can be constructed with local skills and materials."],["dc.description.abstract","Rainwater harvesting (RWH) is generally perceived as a promising cost-effective alternative water resource for potable and non-potable uses (water augmentation) and for reducing flood risks. The performance of RWH systems has been evaluated for various purposes over the past few decades. These systems certainly provide economic, environmental, and technological benefits of water uses. However, regarding RWH just as an effective alternative water supply to deal with the water scarcity is a mistake. The present communication advocates for a systematic RWH and partial infiltration wherever and whenever rain falls. By doing so, the detrimental effects of flooding are reduced, groundwater is recharged, water for agriculture and livestock is stored, and conventional water sources are saved. In other words, RWH should be at the heart of water management worldwide. The realization of this goal is easy even under low-resource situations, as infiltration pits and small dams can be constructed with local skills and materials."],["dc.description.sponsorship","Open-Access-Publikationsfonds 2021"],["dc.identifier.doi","10.3390/su13158338"],["dc.identifier.pii","su13158338"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/89204"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","DOI-Import GROB-455"],["dc.relation.eissn","2071-1050"],["dc.relation.orgunit","Abteilung Angewandte Geologie"],["dc.rights","CC BY 4.0"],["dc.title","Integrated Water Resource Management: Rethinking the Contribution of Rainwater Harvesting"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.subtype","original_ja"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]Details DOI2011Journal Article [["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","393"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","2"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Chemical Engineering Journal"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","399"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","171"],["dc.contributor.author","Noubactep, C."],["dc.date.accessioned","2018-11-07T08:54:28Z"],["dc.date.available","2018-11-07T08:54:28Z"],["dc.date.issued","2011"],["dc.description.abstract","Aqueous iron corrosion has been identified as a powerful process for environmental remediation and safe drinking water provision. The intrinsic reactivity of conventional micro-scale metallic iron (Fe-0) has been mostly enhanced by the association of other metals (e.g. Cu, Ni and Pd) or by using nano-scale Fe-0. However, the mechanisms responsible for increased reactivity are yet to be univocally elucidated. Therefore, it appears that basic knowledge on Fe-0 intrinsic reactivity decreases as Fe-0 technology advances. This work was performed to address the intrinsic reactivity of four selected conventional Fe-0 materials in long-term column studies. Five systems were investigated. Each system was made up of two columns in series. The first column contains 5.0 g of a U-bearing rock mixed with sand. The second sand column contained 0.0 or 4.0 g of each Fe-0. The extent of U fixation in the systems was used to characterize the reactivity of the Fe-0 materials. Results showed a clearer differentiation among the three Fe-0 materials which exhibited very closed extents of iron dissolution in 2 mM EDTA under dynamic conditions. The crucial importance of long-term column experiments to test the suitability of Fe-0 for field applications is delineated. A new research trend is presented. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved."],["dc.description.sponsorship","Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft [626/2-2]"],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1016/j.cej.2011.03.093"],["dc.identifier.isi","000293112900003"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/9016"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/22678"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.notes.status","zu prüfen"],["dc.notes.submitter","Najko"],["dc.publisher","Elsevier Science Sa"],["dc.relation.issn","1385-8947"],["dc.rights","Goescholar"],["dc.rights.uri","https://goescholar.uni-goettingen.de/licenses"],["dc.title","Characterizing the reactivity of metallic iron in Fe-0/U-VI/H2O systems by long-term column experiments"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.status","published"],["dc.type.version","submitted_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]Details DOI WOS2012Journal Article [["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","1363"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","3"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Water Air & Soil Pollution"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","1382"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","223"],["dc.contributor.author","Noubactep, Chicgoua"],["dc.contributor.author","Care, Sabine"],["dc.contributor.author","Crane, Richard"],["dc.date.accessioned","2018-11-07T09:12:34Z"],["dc.date.available","2018-11-07T09:12:34Z"],["dc.date.issued","2012"],["dc.description.abstract","The amendment of the subsurface with nanoscale metallic iron particles (nano-Fe-0) has been discussed in the literature as an efficient in situ technology for groundwater remediation. However, the introduction of this technology was controversial and its efficiency has never been univocally established. This unsatisfying situation has motivated this communication whose objective was a comprehensive discussion of the intrinsic reactivity of nano-Fe-0 based on the contemporary knowledge on the mechanism of contaminant removal by Fe-0 and a mathematical model. It is showed that due to limitations of the mass transfer of nano-Fe-0 to contaminants, available concepts cannot explain the success of nano-Fe-0 injection for in situ groundwater remediation. It is recommended to test the possibility of introducing nano-Fe-0 to initiate the formation of roll-fronts which propagation would induce the reductive transformation of both dissolved and adsorbed contaminants. Within a roll-front, Fe-II from nano-Fe-0 is the reducing agent for contaminants. Fe-II is recycled by biotic or abiotic Fe-III reduction. While the roll-front concept could explain the success of already implemented reaction zones, more research is needed for a science-based recommendation of nano-Fe-0 for subsurface treatment by roll-fronts."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1007/s11270-011-0951-1"],["dc.identifier.isi","000303385500036"],["dc.identifier.pmid","22389536"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/7371"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/26966"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.notes.status","zu prüfen"],["dc.notes.submitter","Najko"],["dc.relation.issn","0049-6979"],["dc.rights","Goescholar"],["dc.rights.uri","https://goescholar.uni-goettingen.de/licenses"],["dc.title","Nanoscale Metallic Iron for Environmental Remediation: Prospects and Limitations"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","yes"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]Details DOI PMID PMC WOS2020Journal Article [["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","409"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","4"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Processes"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","8"],["dc.contributor.author","Xiao, Minhui"],["dc.contributor.author","Hu, Rui"],["dc.contributor.author","Cui, Xuesong"],["dc.contributor.author","Gwenzi, Willis"],["dc.contributor.author","Noubactep, Chicgoua"],["dc.date.accessioned","2020-05-06T12:01:50Z"],["dc.date.available","2020-05-06T12:01:50Z"],["dc.date.issued","2020"],["dc.description.abstract","The general suitability of water treatment systems involving metallic iron (Fe0) is well-established. Various attempts have been made to improve the efficiency of conventional Fe0 systems. One promising approach combines granular Fe0 and an iron sulfide mineral to form Fe0/Fe-sulfide/H2O systems. An improved understanding of the fundamental principles by which such systems operate is still needed. Through a systematic analysis of possible reactions and the probability of their occurrence, this study establishes that sulfide minerals primarily sustain iron corrosion by lowering the pH of the system. Thus, chemical reduction mediated by FeII species (indirect reduction) is a plausible explanation for the documented reductive transformations. Such a mechanism is consistent with the nature and distribution of reported reaction products. While considering the mass balance of iron, it appears that lowering the pH value increases Fe0 dissolution, and thus subsequent precipitation of hydroxides. This precipitation reaction is coupled with the occlusion of contaminants (co-precipitation or irreversible adsorption). The extent to which individual sulfides impact the efficiency of the tested systems depends on their intrinsic reactivities and the operational conditions (e.g., sulfide dosage, particle size, experimental duration). Future research directions, including the extension of Fe0/Fe-sulfide/H2O systems to drinking water filters and (domestic) wastewater treatment using the multi-soil-layering method are highlighted."],["dc.description.sponsorship","Ministry of Science and Technology of China"],["dc.identifier.doi","10.3390/pr8040409"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/17382"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/64900"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.publisher","MDPI"],["dc.relation.eissn","2227-9717"],["dc.relation.issn","2227-9717"],["dc.rights","CC BY 4.0"],["dc.rights.uri","http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"],["dc.title","Understanding the Operating Mode of Fe0/Fe-Sulfide/H2O Systems for Water Treatment"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]Details DOI2013Journal Article [["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","22"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","1"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","International Journal of Environmental Pollution and Solutions"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","36"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","1"],["dc.contributor.author","Noubactep, Chicgoua"],["dc.date.accessioned","2019-07-09T11:54:23Z"],["dc.date.available","2019-07-09T11:54:23Z"],["dc.date.issued","2013"],["dc.description.abstract","This communication clarifies the relationships between sand addition and the sustainability of iron/water systems for environmental remediation. It is shown that any enhanced contaminant removal in an iron/sand/water relative to an iron/water system is related to the avoidance/delay of particle cementation by virtue of the inert nature of sand. The argument that sand dissolution produces protons (H+) to sustain iron corrosion is disproved by the very low dissolution kinetics solubility of SiO2-bearing minerals under environmental conditions. This demonstration corroborates the concept that aqueous contaminant removal in iron/water systems is not a process mediated by electrons from Fe0."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.7726/ijeps.2013.1004"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/8996"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/60646"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.relation.issn","1741-511X"],["dc.rights","Goescholar"],["dc.rights.uri","https://goescholar.uni-goettingen.de/licenses"],["dc.title","On the suitability of admixing sand to metallic iron for water treatment"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.version","submitted_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]Details DOI