Increase in metal extractability after liming of sacrificial sewage sludge disposal soils

Water SA

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 271-273

  Van Der Waals, J H ^a   Snyman, H G ^b   Claassens, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b Golder Associates Africa (Pty) Ltd   (South Africa)

Author keywords

BaCl2; Liming; Metal extractability; NH 4 EDTA; Sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; EXTRACTION; METAL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS;

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETRY (AAS); EXTRACTABILITY; SACRIFICIAL SEWAGE SLUDGE DISPOSAL;

SEWAGE TREATMENT;

METAL; SEWAGE; SLUDGE;

EID: 22844437860     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 03784738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v31i2.5196     Document Type: Article

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