Mercury speciation analyses in HgCl2-contaminated soils and groundwater-Implications for risk assessment and remediation strategies

Water Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 91-100

  Bollen, A ^a   Wenke, A ^a   Biester, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contamination; Groundwater; Mercury; Remediation; Soil; Speciation

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER; MERCURY (METAL); REMEDIATION;

FILTERING MATERIALS; GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION;

WATER TREATMENT;

GROUND WATER; MERCURY; MERCURY CHLORIDE; ORGANIC CARBON;

CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER; MERCURY (METAL); REMEDIATION; WATER TREATMENT;

ALLOY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); ORGANIC CARBON; RESIN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); TRANSFORMATION;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 37349030901     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2007.07.011     Document Type: Article

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