Equilibrium study of Pb(II) and Hg(II) sorption from aqueous solutions by moss peat

Environmental Engineering and Management Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 511-516

  Bulgariu, Laura ^a   Rǎţoi, Mioara ^a   Bulgariu, Dumitru ^b,c   Macoveanu, Matei ^a  

^a GHEORGHE ASACHI TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

^b ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

^c ACADEMY OF ROMANIAN SCIENTISTS   (Romania)

Author keywords

Equilibrium study; Lead(II); Mercury(II); Moss peat; Sorption

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; POIANA;

EID: 57249105166     PISSN: 15829596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.30638/eemj.2008.073     Document Type: Article

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