Long-term leaching of toxic trace metals from Portland cement concrete

Cement and Concrete Research

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 515-521

  Hillier, S R ^a   Sangha, C M ^a   Plunkett, B A ^a   Walden, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCRETES; CURING; DIFFUSION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; LEACHING; MORTAR; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION; NETHERLANDS DIFFUSION METHOD; PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETES; TOXIC TRACE METALS;

PORTLAND CEMENT;

EID: 0032656327     PISSN: 00088846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-8846(98)00200-2     Document Type: Article

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