Remediation of arsenic-contaminated soils by iron amendments: A review

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 93-115

  Miretzky, Patricia ^a   Cirelli, Alicia Fernandez ^b  

^a CENTRO DE GEOCIENCIAS   (Mexico)

^b Universidad de Buenos Aires   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Arsenic; In situ chemical immobilization; Iron amendments; Soil contamination

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC ACTIVITY; ARSENIC CONTAMINATION; AS-SOILS; CHEMICAL IMMOBILIZATION; CONTAMINATED SOILS; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; IN-SITU; IRON SOURCES; LONG TERM STABILITY; SOIL CONTAMINATION;

ARSENIC; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONTAMINATION; REMEDIATION; SOIL POLLUTION;

SOILS;

ARSENIC; FERROUS SULFATE; IRON DERIVATIVE; IRON OXIDE;

ARSENIC; HUMAN ACTIVITY; IMMOBILIZATION; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; IRON; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ADSORPTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; MOLECULAR STABILITY; REVIEW; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 75749107063     PISSN: 10643389     EISSN: 15476537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10643380802202059     Document Type: Review

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