Remediation of soils polluted by heavy metals using salts of organic acids and chelating agents

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 369-379

  Wasay, S A ^a   Barrington, S F ^a   Tokunaga, S ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NATL INST OF MAT AND CHEM RES   (Japan)

Author keywords

DTPA; EDTA; Heavy metals; Salts of weak organic acids; Soil remediation

Indexed keywords

CHELATION; COPPER; ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETIC ACID; HEAVY METALS; LEAD COMPOUNDS; OXALIC ACID; REMEDIATION; SALTS; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOILS;

ALL METAL; AMMONIUM CITRATE; CHELATING AGENT; CONTAMINATED SOILS; DTPA; SANDY CLAY LOAM; SOIL REMEDIATION; WEAK ORGANIC ACIDS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

CADMIUM; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CHELATING AGENT; CITRIC ACID; COPPER; EDETIC ACID; HEAVY METAL; INORGANIC SALT; LEAD; OXALIC ACID; PENTETIC ACID; TARTARIC ACID; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; SAND; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TREATMENT;

EID: 0031968217     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593331908616692     Document Type: Article

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