THE CHEMISTRY OF ARSENIC, ANTIMONY AND BISMUTH

By EMILY CLARK

Engineered Magnetic-Functionalized Carbon Xerogels for Sustainable Arsenic Removal: Bridging Adsorption Efficiency with Regenerability…………………1 Environmental Remediation of Arsenate-Contaminated Groundwater Using a Graphene Oxide-Supported Cu-NPs/UiO-66(Zr)-NH2 Nanocomposite……26 Hydrogeochemical Processes and Sustainability Challenges of Arsenic- and Fluoride-Contaminated Groundwater in Arid Regions: Evidence from the Tarim Basin, China……………………………………………………………48 Thermodynamic and Microbubble-Dynamics Framework for Dissolved-Air Flotation Pretreatment of Arsenic-Rich Groundwater……………………65 Arsenate Adsorption on Fe and Fe/Cu Metal–Organic Frameworks in Water Matrices: Performance, Regeneration, and Stability Insights……………………87