Aluminum drinking water treatment residuals (Al-WTRs) as sorbent for mercury: Implications for soil remediation

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-80

  Hovsepyan, Anna ^a   Bonzongo, Jean Claude J ^a  

^a J Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Immobilization; Mercury; Soil remediation; Water treatment residuals; Waterworks sludge

Indexed keywords

IMMOBILIZATION; MERCURY; SOIL REMEDIATION; WATER TREATMENT RESIDUALS; WATERWORKS SLUDGE;

ADSORPTION; ALUMINA; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); DYES; MERCURY (METAL); PHOTOMASKS; POTABLE WATER; REMEDIATION; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; SOLUTIONS; WASTE TREATMENT; WATER SUPPLY; WATERWORKS;

ALUMINUM;

ALUMINUM; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; DATA SET; DRINKING WATER; HAZARDOUS WASTE; IMMOBILIZATION; ISOTHERM; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PH; REACTION KINETICS; SLUDGE; SOIL REMEDIATION; SORPTION; WATER TREATMENT;

ADSORPTION; ALUMINUM; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; MERCURY; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 61349201541     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.07.121     Document Type: Article

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