Chemical properties of heavy metals in typical hospital waste incinerator ashes in China

Waste Management

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1114-1121

  Zhao, Lijuan ^a   Zhang, Fu Shen ^a   Wang, Kaisheng ^b   Zhu, Jianxin ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b Zhengzhou Land Planning Institute   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASH SAMPLES; BOTTOM ASHES; CARBONATE FRACTIONS; CONCENTRATION RANGES; CRITICAL INFORMATIONS; HIGH CONCENTRATIONS; HIGHER CONCENTRATIONS; HOSPITAL WASTES; INCINERATION ASHES; INCINERATION PLANTS; METAL SALTS; MN OXIDES; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES; ORGANIC MATTER FRACTIONS; RESIDUAL FRACTIONS; SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTIONS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROMES; TOXICITY CHARACTERISTIC LEACHING PROCEDURES;

ARSENIC; ASH HANDLING; BARIUM; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CHROMIUM; COPPER; EXTRACTION; FLY ASH; HEAVY METALS; HOSPITALS; INCINERATION; LEACHING; LEAD; LEAD ALLOYS; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; METAL RECOVERY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; REFUSE INCINERATORS; SILVER; SOLID WASTES; TIN; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE INCINERATION; ZINC;

POLLUTION;

ALUMINUM; ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; BARIUM; BISMUTH; BROMIDE; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; NICKEL; POTASSIUM; SILVER; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STRONTIUM; TIN; TITANIUM; ZINC;

ASH; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL PROPERTY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXTRACTION METHOD; HEAVY METAL; HOSPITAL SECTOR; INCINERATION; LEACHING; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; ASH; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACTION; FLY ASH; HOSPITAL WASTE; INCINERATION; LEACHING; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CARBON; CHINA; CITIES; GEOGRAPHY; INCINERATION; MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL; METALS, HEAVY; PARTICULATE MATTER; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 58149235121     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2008.09.003     Document Type: Article

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