Mercury contamination and potential impacts from municipal waste incinerator on Samui Island, Thailand

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 376-387

  Muenhor, Dudsadee ^a,d   Satayavivad, Jutamaad ^a,b   Limpaseni, Wongpun ^c   Parkpian, Preeda ^a,d   Delaune, R D ^e   Gambrell, R P ^e   Jugsujinda, Aroon ^e  

^a CHULABHORN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Thailand)

^b Chulabhorn Research Institute   (Thailand)

^c CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^e LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hg accumulation in soil; Hg emission and impacts; Municipal waste incinerator; Sea sediment and vegetation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC FALLOUTS; CONCENTRATION OF; CURRENT POTENTIALS; ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES; ELEVATED LEVELS; ENVIRONMENTAL MATRICES; ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS; FLY AND BOTTOM ASHES; GROWING DEMANDS; HG ACCUMULATION IN SOIL; HG CONCENTRATIONS; HG EMISSION AND IMPACTS; HG POLLUTIONS; HOSPITAL WASTES; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; LOW LEVELS; MERCURY CONTAMINATIONS; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES; MUNICIPAL WASTE INCINERATOR; MUNICIPAL WASTES; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; POTENTIAL RISKS; PREVAILING WINDS; PUBLIC CONCERNS; SEA BOTTOMS; SEA SEDIMENT AND VEGETATION; SOIL AND SEDIMENTS; SPARE PARTS; SURFACE SOILS; THAILAND; WASTE INCINERATORS; WET AND DRY SEASONS; WET DEPOSITIONS; WET SEASONS;

ASH HANDLING; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DROUGHT; MERCURY (METAL); RANGE FINDING; REFUSE INCINERATORS; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SOILS; SOLID WASTES; VEGETATION; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE INCINERATION;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; INCINERATION; MERCURY; REFUSE DISPOSAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; THAILAND;

EID: 61649106302     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520802659745     Document Type: Article

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