Heavy metal and persistent organic compound contamination in soil from Wenling: An emerging e-waste recycling city in Taizhou area, China

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 173, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 653-660

  Tang, Xianjin ^a   Shen, Chaofeng ^a   Shi, Dezhi ^a   Cheema, Sardar A ^a   Khan, Muhammad I ^a   Zhang, Congkai ^a   Chen, Yingxu ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

E waste; Heavy metals; PAHs; PCBs; Soil

Indexed keywords

E-WASTE; OPTIMUM VALUE; REFERENCE SITES; SOIL CONTAMINATION; SOIL ENVIRONMENT; SOIL QUALITY; STATE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ADMINISTRATIONS;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CADMIUM; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CHROMIUM; LEAD; LEAD COMPOUNDS; MERCURY (METAL); MERCURY COMPOUNDS; METALS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; PRINTED CIRCUITS; RECYCLING; SOILS; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS; ZINC;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MERCURY; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; ZINC;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEAVY METAL; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PAH; PCB; RECYCLING; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; RECYCLING; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL QUALITY; STANDARD; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CHINA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ELECTRONICS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METALS, HEAVY; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; QUALITY CONTROL; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIZHOU; ZHEJIANG;

EID: 71849095744     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.08.134     Document Type: Article

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