Attenuation of landfill leachate by UK Triassic sandstone aquifer materials: 1. Fate of inorganic pollutants in laboratory columns

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 43, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 327-354

  Thornton, Steven F ^a   Tellam, John H ^b   Lerner, David N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Aquifer; Heavy metals; Landfill; Leachate; Natural attenuation

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; GROUND WATER; IRON; MANGANESE;

AQUIFER; LANDFILL; LEACHATE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; INORGANIC CHEMISTRY; LANDFILL; LEACHING; METAL METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033997212     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-7722(99)00106-0     Document Type: Article

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