Solubility and toxicity of antimony trioxide (Sb2O3) in soil

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 4378-4383

  Oorts, Koen ^b   Smolders, Erik ^a   Degryse, Fien ^a   Buekers, Jurgen ^a   Gascó, Gabriel ^c   Cornelis, Geert ^a   Mertens, Jelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b Box 3   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY TRIOXIDE;

ANTIMONY;

ANTIMONATE; ANTIMONY DERIVATIVE; ANTIMONY TRIOXIDE;

ANTIMONY; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; HALF LIFE; NITRIFICATION; OXIDE; PH; PLANT; POLLUTION EFFECT; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SALINITY; SILTY LOAM; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOLUBILITY; SORPTION; TOXICITY TEST;

ARTICLE; DISSOLUTION; HALF LIFE TIME; LETTUCE; LOAM SOIL; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PH; PLANT GROWTH; PRECIPITATION; ROOT GROWTH; SALINITY; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOLUBILITY; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANTIMONY; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SOLUBILITY; SOLUTIONS;

HORDEUM; LACTUCA;

EID: 45249109999     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es703061t     Document Type: Article

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