ABSTRACT
T h e o b je c tiv e o f th is study w as to p ro v id e a p ro cess fo r rem o v in g th e flu o rid e fro m a co n tam in a ted g ro u n d w ate r/in d u str ia l p ro cess w astew a te r (w ater). T h e p ro c e ss d ev e lo p e d resu lts in an essen tia lly flu o rid e -free w a te r p ro d u c t w ith s ign ifican tly lo w er a lu m in u m co m p o u n d co n su m p tio n and slu d g e p ro d u c tio n th an p re v io u s p ro cesses. A lso , th is p ro cess resu lts in sig n ifican tly less to ta l d is so lv ed so lid s in th e e ff lu en t th an co n v en tio n a l flu o rid e rem o v a l p ro cesses.
