Metal content and particle size distribution of street sediments and street sweeping waste

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 6-7, 2002, Pages 191-198

  German, J ^a   Svensson, G ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Grain size; Heavy metals; Particle size distribution; Street sediment; Street sweeping

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; HEAVY METALS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROADS AND STREETS;

SWEEPING WASTE;

SEDIMENTS;

CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; METAL; NICKEL; ZINC;

HEAVY METAL; PARTICLE SIZE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CLEANING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LANDFILL; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTANT; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAND; SEDIMENT; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; SWEDEN; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MINIMIZATION;

EID: 0036386053     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2002.0679     Document Type: Conference Paper

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