Study of heavy metals in some environmental samples

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 158, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 139-144

  Ahmad, Imtiaz ^a   Rashid, Haroon ^a   Rehman, Zia Ur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Clay; Environment; Fuel; Health; Heavy metals; Pollution; Rubber; Stacks

Indexed keywords

ACID MIXTURES; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETER; CLEAN AIR ACT; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE; HEAVY METALS POLLUTION; LEACHATES; METROPOLITAN CITIES; PAKISTAN; RAW CLAY; STACK GAS;

BRICK; BRICKMAKING; CADMIUM; CHIMNEYS; CHROMIUM; CLAY MINERALS; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; FLUE GASES; FLY ASH; FOSSIL FUELS; LEACHING; LEAD; METALS; RUBBER;

INCLUSIONS;

ANTIMONY; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COAL; FOSSIL FUEL; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; RUBBER;

ABSORPTION; ADSORPTION; ANTIMONY; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; BURNING; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; CLAY; FLY ASH; FOSSIL FUEL; LEACHATE; LEAD; RUBBER; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CHIMNEY; CLAY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EMANATION; LEACHING; METAL EXTRACTION; PAKISTAN; POLLUTANT;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ANTIMONY; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INCINERATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LEAD; METALS, HEAVY; PAKISTAN; RUBBER;

NORTH WEST FRONTIER; PAKISTAN; PESHAWAR;

EID: 72349096213     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-008-0576-z     Document Type: Article

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