Environmental impact and management of phosphogypsum

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 90, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2377-2386

  Tayibi, Hanan ^a   Choura, Mohamed ^b   López, Félix A ^a   Alguacil, Francisco J ^a   López Delgado, Aurora ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL METALLURGY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SFAX   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Building material; Phosphogypsum; Radioactivity; Waste management

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; HEAVY METALS; PHOSPHORIC ACID; PORTLAND CEMENT; SOILS; TRACE ELEMENTS; WASTE TREATMENT;

ACID PRODUCTION; BUILDINGS MATERIALS; CLASSIFIEDS; COASTAL AREA; ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE; INDUSTRIAL BY-PRODUCTS; LAND AREAS; NATURAL PHOSPHATE ROCKS; PHOSPHOGYPSUM; WET PROCESS;

GYPSUM;

CALCIUM SULFATE; PHOSPHOGYPSUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; PHOSPHATE; RADIOACTIVITY; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AIR POLLUTION; CEMENT INDUSTRY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEAT TREATMENT; PURIFICATION; RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL; RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE; REVIEW; SOIL POLLUTION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION;

PHOSPHOGYPSUM;

EID: 67349239645     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2009.03.007     Document Type: Review

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