Study of colloidal content and associated heavy metals in landfill leachate: A case study of El-Akader landfill site: Jordan

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 205-214

  Abu Rukah, Yousef ^a,b  

^a YARMOUK UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b Department of Social Studies at Education College   (Oman)

Author keywords

Colloids; El Akader; Heavy metals; Jordan

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDS; DISSOLUTION; HEAVY METALS; LAND FILL; SAMPLING;

CONCENTRATION RANGES; JORDAN; LEACHATE SAMPLES; SIZE FRACTIONS;

LEACHATE TREATMENT;

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; NICKEL; ZINC;

COLLOID; HEAVY METAL; LANDFILL; LEACHATE;

ARTICLE; COLLOID; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GEOGRAPHY; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; JORDAN; LANDFILL; LEACHING; PARTICULATE MATTER; SAMPLE SIZE;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; JORDAN; MIDDLE EAST; WORLD;

EID: 18844373301     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijep.2005.006861     Document Type: Article

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