Changes in mobility of toxic elements during the production of phosphoric acid in the fertilizer industry of Huelva (SW Spain) and environmental impact of phosphogypsum wastes

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 745-750

  Pérez López, Rafael ^a   Álvarez Valero, Antonio M ^a   Nieto, José Miguel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Element transfer factor; Estuary pollution; Phosphate rock processing plants; Phosphogypsum; Uranium

Indexed keywords

ELEMENT TRANSFER FACTOR; ESTUARY POLLUTION; PHOSPHATE ROCK PROCESSING PLANTS; PHOSPHOGYPSUM;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PHOSPHORIC ACID; SOILS; URANIUM;

POLLUTION CONTROL;

BARIUM; CADMIUM; COPPER; FERTILIZER; NICKEL; PHOSPHOGYPSUM; PHOSPHORIC ACID; STRONTIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URANIUM; ZINC;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PHOSPHORIC ACID; POLLUTION CONTROL; SOILS; URANIUM;

AGRICULTURAL SOIL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FERTILIZER; GYPSUM; MOBILITY; PHOSPHATE; RIVER POLLUTION; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); TOXIC MATERIAL; URANIUM;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHEMICAL WASTE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FERTILITY; RIVER; ROCK; SOIL; SPAIN;

CALCIUM SULFATE; FERTILIZERS; FRESH WATER; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METALS, HEAVY; PHOSPHORIC ACIDS; SPAIN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

AFRICA; ANDALUCIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; GUADALQUIVIR RIVER; HUELVA [ANDALUCIA]; MOROCCO; NORTH AFRICA; ODIEL RIVER; RIO TINTO [(RVR) HUELVA]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

PHOSPHOGYPSUM;

EID: 34548226097     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.06.068     Document Type: Article

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