Arsenic and Lead Removal from Water by Nano-photocatalytic Systems (A Review)

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Shaghayegh Sadr ¹ , Amir Ershad Langroudi ² , Arezoo Nejaei ³ , Ahmad Rabiee ⁴ , Nabiollah Mansouri ⁵

1 - Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resources & Environment, Science and Research University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
2 - Department of Color, Resin and Surface Coatings, Faculty of Processing, Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute (IPPI), Tehran, Iran
3 - Department of Environment, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
4 - Department of Polymer Science, Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute (IPPI), Tehran, Iran
5 - Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2021-02-20 Accepted : 2021-03-05 Published : 2021-04-01

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