Weathered hydrocarbon wastes: A risk management primer

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 199-232

  Brassington, K J ^a   Hough, R L ^a   Paton, G I ^b   Semple, K T ^c   Risdon, G C ^d   Crossley, J ^e   Hay, I ^f   Askari, K ^g   Pollard, S J T ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d TES Bretby   (United Kingdom)

^e Royds Works   (United Kingdom)

^f PERA   (United Kingdom)

^g 202 Submarine School   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental; Hydrocarbons; Remediation; Risk management; Weathered

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROCARBONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL;

HYDROCARBON WASTES; INTER METHOD VARIATION; TOTAL PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON (TPH);

WASTE TREATMENT;

DIESEL FUEL; GASOLINE; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE;

BIOREMEDIATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROCARBONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOIL POLLUTION CONTROL; WASTE TREATMENT;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION; WASTE;

BIOREACTOR; BIOREMEDIATION; COMPOSTING; EXTRACTION; FARMING SYSTEM; FRACTIONATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GRAVIMETRY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL TREATMENT; SOXHLET EXTRACTION; SUBCRITICAL WATER EXTRACTION; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33847181240     PISSN: 10643389     EISSN: 15476537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10643380600819625     Document Type: Review

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