Efficiency of compost in the removal of heavy metals from the industrial wastewater

Environmental Geology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 291-296

  Kocasoy, Günay ^a   Güvener, Zeynep ^a  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Compost; Copper; Nickel; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; BATCH REACTORS; CHROMIUM; COMPOSTING; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; HEALTH RISKS; HEAVY METALS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; INDUSTRIAL WATER TREATMENT; METAL RECOVERY; METALS; NICKEL; NICKEL ALLOYS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; SOLID WASTES; SORPTION; WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; ZINC;

AQUATIC LIVES; COMPOST; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; FOOD CHAINS; HUMAN BODIES; INDUSTRIAL WASTE WATERS; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; METAL SORPTIONS; PRACTICAL USE; PUBLIC HEALTHS; RETENTION CAPACITIES;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

ADSORPTION; COMPOST; HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RETENTION; WASTEWATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 60449118542     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-008-1372-3     Document Type: Article

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