Metal extractability from contaminated SRS sediments: Comparison of column and batch results

Environmental Geosciences

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 235-242

  Seaman, John C ^a   Vulava, Vijay M ^a,c   Sowder, Andrew G ^a,d   Jackson, Brian P ^b   Aburime, Sunnie A ^a,e   Bertsch, Paul M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Dartmouth College   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^d U S DEPARTMENT OF STATE   (United States)

^e CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELEMENT MOBILITY; HEAVY METAL; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTION; RADIONUCLIDE MIGRATION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

AIKEN; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 29144495710     PISSN: 10759565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1306/eg.06210404010     Document Type: Article

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