Use of equilibrium and initial metal concentrations in determining Freundlich isotherms for soils and sediments

Engineering Geology

Volumn 85, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 19-25

  Coles, Cynthia A ^a   Yong, Raymond N ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b North Saanich   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dimensionless unified sorption variable; Freundlich isotherm; Goodness of fit; Initial metal concentration; Transport prediciton models

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEDIMENTS; SOILS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

FREUNDLICH ISOTHERMS; GOODNESS OF FIT; METAL CONCENTRATION; TRANSPORT PREDICTION MODELS;

ADSORPTION ISOTHERMS;

CADMIUM; EQUILIBRIUM; ISOTHERM; LEAD; SEDIMENT; SOIL;

EID: 33646583827     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2005.09.023     Document Type: Article

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