Magnetic susceptibility as an indicator of heavy metal contamination in compost

Waste Management and Research

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 46-51

  Paradelo Núñez, Remigio ^a   Moldes, Ana Belén ^a,b   Barral, María Teresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Compost; Heavy metals; Magnetic susceptibility; Municipal solid waste; Wmr 1230 6

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HEAVY METALS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIC SEPARATION; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MAGNETS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; SOIL POLLUTION;

ANTHROPOGENIC POLLUTION; BIODEGRADABLE FRACTION; DIFFERENT ORIGINS; HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATION; HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION; HEAVY METAL CONTENTS; HEAVY METAL POLLUTION; WMR 1230-6;

COMPOSTING;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COMPOST; HEAVY METAL; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEPARATION; SOIL POLLUTION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 60449083126     PISSN: 0734242X     EISSN: 10963669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0734242X07082962     Document Type: Article

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