The oxidation of Cr(III) to Cr(VI) in the environment by atmospheric oxygen during the bush fires

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 937-941

  Panichev, N ^a   Mabasa, W ^a   Ngobeni, P ^a   Mandiwana, K ^a   Panicheva, S ^a  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Atmospheric oxygen; Chromium; Electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry; Grass burning; Hexavalent chromium; Oxidation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; OXIDATION; OXYGEN;

ATMOSPHERIC OXYGEN; ELECTROTHERMAL ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; GRASS BURNING; HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM;

CHROMIUM;

CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

CHROMIUM; COMPUTATION THEORY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; OXIDATION; OXYGEN;

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; BURNING; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONDENSATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MONOCOTYLEDON; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; THERMODYNAMICS; WILDFIRE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; COMBUSTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRASS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; THERMAL POLLUTION; THERMODYNAMICS;

CHROMIUM; FIRES; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGEN; POACEAE; SOUTH AFRICA;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

HYPERTHELIA DISSOLUTA;

EID: 41449090954     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.09.044     Document Type: Article

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