Evaluation of potential for mercury volatilization from natural and FGD gypsum products using flux-chamber tests

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 2282-2287

  Shock, Scott S ^a   Noggle, Jessica J ^b   Bloom, Nicholas ^c,d   Yost, Lisa J ^a  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^b Georgia Pacific Corporation   (United States)

^c Studio Geochimica   (United States)

^d Columbia Analytical Services ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRIES; AIR EXCHANGE RATES; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS; DETECTION LIMITS; ELEMENTAL MERCURIES; FGD GYPSUMS; FLUE GAS; FLUE-GAS DESULFURIZATIONS; FLUX CHAMBERS; GOLD-COATED; INDOOR AIRS; MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS; MERCURY EXPOSURES; MERCURY FLUXES; MINED GYPSUMS; NATURAL GYPSUMS; OUTDOOR AIRS; REFERENCE CONCENTRATIONS; RISK LEVELS; ROOM AIRS; SYNTHETIC GYPSUMS; TRACE METALS; U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCIES;

BUILDING MATERIALS; COAL; COAL GAS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DESULFURIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; FLUE GASES; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; GAS PLANTS; GYPSUM; MERCURY (METAL); MINING; RISK PERCEPTION; TRACE ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

GYPSUM PLANTS;

CALCIUM SULFATE; MERCURY;

FLUX MEASUREMENT; GYPSUM; MERCURY (ELEMENT); TESTING METHOD; VOLATILIZATION;

ARTICLE; DESULFURIZATION; FLUE GAS; VOLATILIZATION;

CALCIUM SULFATE; MERCURY; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 64349109918     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es802872n     Document Type: Article

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