Quality criteria for re-use of organotin-containing sediments on land

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 156-162

  Cornelis, Christa ^a   Bierkens, Johan ^a   Joris, Ingeborg ^a   Nielsen, Peter ^a   Pensaert, Stany ^b  

^a FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^b DEC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Leaching; Organotin; Organotin containing sediments; Quality criteria; Re use; Sediment; Soil clean up values; Tributyltin

Indexed keywords

CLEANUP; LEACHING; ORGANOTIN COMPOUND; SOIL REMEDIATION; TRIBUTYLTIN;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 33747859074     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1065/jss2006.06.168     Document Type: Article

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