Partitioning of mercury among solid, liquid and gas phases following anaerobic decomposition of a simulated solid waste

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 121, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 189-203

  Earle, Celia D A ^a   Rhue, R D ^a   Chynoweth, D P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pollution; Dimethylmercury; Leachbed reactor; Sulfur impregnated carbon; Volatilization

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREACTORS; FATTY ACIDS; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; METHANE; SOLID WASTES; VAPORIZATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DIMETHYLMERCURY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES (MSW);

AIR POLLUTION;

MERCURY;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; DECOMPOSITION; MERCURIALISM; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PHASE SEPARATION; VOLATILIZATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0033917636     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1005257413521     Document Type: Article

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