On-site mercury-contaminated soils remediation by using thermal desorption technology

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 128, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 208-217

  Chang, T C ^a   Yen, J H ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cost analysis; Mercury; Remediation; Soil; Thermal desorption

Indexed keywords

COST ANALYSIS; REMEDIATION SITES; SUPERNATANT GAS; THERMAL DESORPTION;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DESORPTION; MERCURY (METAL); OPTIMIZATION; PILOT PLANTS; REMEDIATION; SOILS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

MERCURY;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DESORPTION; MERCURY (METAL); OPTIMIZATION; PILOT PLANTS; REMEDIATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS;

MERCURY (ELEMENT); REMEDIATION; SOIL POLLUTION;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DESORPTION; EFFLUENT; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTION; STANDARD; SUPERNATANT; TAIWAN; VAPOR;

ABSORPTION; CHARCOAL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; MERCURY; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PHASE TRANSITION; PILOT PROJECTS; SEWAGE; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TEMPERATURE; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 32644442929     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2005.07.053     Document Type: Article

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