Removal of selected pollutants from aqueous media by hardwood mulch

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 213-218

  Ray, Asim B ^a   Selvakumar, Ariamalar ^a   Tafuri, Anthony N ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Desorption; Hardwood mulch; Heavy metals; Sorption; Stormwater runoff; Toxic organic compounds

Indexed keywords

CONTACT TIME; HARDWOOD MULCH; STORMWATER RUNOFF; TOXIC ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

HARDWOODS; HEAVY METALS; SORPTION; STORM SEWERS;

WATER TREATMENT;

1,3 DICHLOROBENZENE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; METAL; NAPHTHALENE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHTHALIC ACID BENZYL BUTYL ESTER; STORM WATER; WATER; ZINC;

HARDWOODS; HEAVY METALS; SORPTION; STORM SEWERS; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; FLUORANTHENE; HALOGENATED HYDROCARBON; LEAD; MULCH; NAPHTHALENE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PHTHALATE; PYRENE; RUNOFF; STORMWATER; WATER TREATMENT; ZINC;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DESORPTION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; LANDSCAPING; MULCH; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TIME;

WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WOOD;

HARDWOODS; HEAVY METALS; SORPTION; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 33745637958     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2005.11.094     Document Type: Article

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