Evaluation of commercial landscaping mulch for possible contamination from CCA

Waste Management

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1765-1773

  Jacobi, Gary ^a   Solo Gabriele, Helena ^a   Dubey, Brajesh ^b   Townsend, Timothy ^b   Shibata, Tomoyuki ^a  

^a University of Miami College of Engineering   (United States)

^b University of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; FLUORESCENCE; WOOD;

RECOVERABLE METALS; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

COPPER COMPOUNDS;

ARSENIC ACID DERIVATIVE; COLORING AGENT;

ARSENIC; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; COPPER COMPOUNDS; FLUORESCENCE; WOOD;

ARSENATE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHROMATE; CONSTRUCTION; COPPER COMPOUND; DEMOLITION; LEACHATE; MULCH; RECYCLING; SAMPLING; VISUAL ANALYSIS; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EVALUATION; LANDSCAPING; LEACHING; MULCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL POLLUTION; WOOD CHIP; WOOD DEBRIS; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

ARSENATES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FLORIDA; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; WOOD;

ARSENIC; CONCENTRATING; COPPER COMPOUNDS; FLUORESCENCE; POLLUTION; WOOD;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548813372     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2006.09.013     Document Type: Article

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