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Column studies were performed to evaluate the performance of modified zeolite-Y with ion Fe (zeolite-FeY) in removing As(III), As(V), Se(IV) and Se(VI) from groundwater. The removal capacities for zeolite-FeY was carried out on arsenic and selenium species in aqueous solution by co-precipitation technique with DBDTC-Pp complex in the pH range of 1.5–2.5 followed by the neutron activation analysis (NAA) using a TRIGA-MkII reactor with an average flux of 2.1 × 1012 neutrons cm−2 s−1 and inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) technique as comparison. The accuracy between the results obtained from both techniques were compared and evaluated.
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Financial support from the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation Malaysia under the IRPA mechanism under grant No. IRPA 09-02-0057 SR0005/09-9 is appreciated.
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Yusof, A.M., Idris, N.H., Malek, N.A.N.N. et al. Use of granulated modified zeolite Y for the removal of inorganic arsenic and selenium species. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 281, 269–272 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-009-0103-x
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