The implications of integrated assessment and modelling studies for the future remediation of chromite ore processing residue disposal sites

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 360, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 90-97

  Farmer, J G ^a   Paterson, E ^b   Bewley, R J F ^c   Geelhoed, J S ^b   Hillier, S ^b   Meeussen, J C L ^b   Lumsdon, D G ^b   Thomas, R P ^a   Graham, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c URS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromite ore processing residue; Chromium; Glasgow; Modelling; Remediation; Speciation; URGENT

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER; MINERALS; REMEDIATION; WASTE DISPOSAL;

CHROMITE ORE PROCESSING RESIDUE; GLASGOW; MODELLING; SPECIATION; URGENT;

CHROMIUM ORE TREATMENT;

BUFFER; CHROMITE; CHROMIUM DERIVATIVE; FERROUS SULFATE; GROUND WATER; MINERAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CARCINOGEN; CHROMITE; CHROMIUM; FIELD SURVEY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEALTH RISK; PH;

AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ALKALINITY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; DUST EXPOSURE; LANDFILL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER TREATMENT;

CHROMIUM; DUST; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMANS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INHALATION EXPOSURE; METALLURGY; MINERALS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SOLUBILITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GLASGOW [SCOTLAND]; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33646583014     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2005.08.027     Document Type: Article

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