Immobilization of arsenic in soils by stabilized nanoscale zero-valent iron, iron sulfide (FeS), and magnetite (Fe3O4) particles

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 365-372

  Zhang, MeiYi ^a   Wang, Yu ^b   Zhao, DongYe ^b   Pan, Gang ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Immobilization; Iron; Nanoparticle; Soil pollution; Soil remediation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949301839     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-009-0703-4     Document Type: Article

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