Stabilization/solidification of high mercury wastes with reactivated carbon

Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste Management

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-36

  Zhang, Jian ^a   Bishop, Paul L ^a  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

Author keywords

Activated carbons; Mercury; Soil treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; CONTAMINATION; LEACHING; MERCURY (METAL); PH EFFECTS; SOILS; SOLIDIFICATION; STABILITY; TOXICITY;

POWDER REACTIVATED CARBON;

INDUSTRIAL WASTES;

CARBON; CONTAMINATED LAND; MERCURY (ELEMENT); SOIL POLLUTION; SOLIDIFICATION; STABILIZATION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 0037226744     PISSN: 1090025X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-025X(2003)7:1(31)     Document Type: Article

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