Mercury conversion processes in Amazon soils evaluated by thermodesorption analysis

Chemosphere

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1966-1975

  do Valle, Cláudia M ^a   Santana, Genilson P ^b   Windmöller, Cláudia C ^c  

^a INSTITUTO FEDERAL DE EDUCAÇÃO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AMAZONAS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon soils; Mercury; Redox process; Speciation; Thermodesorption

Indexed keywords

DESORPTION; MERCURY (METAL); REACTION KINETICS; REDOX REACTIONS; SOILS;

AMAZON SOILS; REDOX PROCESSES; SPECIATION; THERMODESORPTION;

SOIL POLLUTION;

DESORPTION; MERCURY (METAL); REACTION KINETICS; REDOX REACTIONS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS;

DESORPTION; KINETICS; MERCURY (ELEMENT); OXIDATION; REDOX POTENTIAL; REDUCTION; SOIL PROPERTY; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY);

ADDITION REACTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DESORPTION; MINING; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; SOIL ANALYSIS; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

AMAZONAS [BRAZIL]; BRAZIL; MANAUS; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33751209781     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.07.001     Document Type: Article

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