Assessment of leaching potential of highly leaded jewelry

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 177, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 1150-1152

  Weidenhamer, Jeffrey D ^a   Newman, Breinn E ^a   Clever, Ashley ^a  

^a ASHLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Jewelry; Leaching; Lead; TCLP; Waste disposal

Indexed keywords

HAZARDOUS WASTES; HOUSEHOLD WASTE; JEWELRY; LEACHATES; LEACHING POTENTIAL; LEAD CONCENTRATION; LEAD CONTAMINATION; LEAD CONTENT; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; REGULATORY STANDARDS; TOXICITY CHARACTERISTIC LEACHING PROCEDURES; YOUNG CHILDREN;

LEACHING; SOLID WASTES; WASTE DISPOSAL;

LEAD;

LEAD;

HAZARDOUS WASTE; LEACHATE; LEACHING; LEAD; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; TOXICITY; TOXIN; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; JEWELRY; LEACHING; LEAD POISONING; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED STATES; WASTE DISPOSAL;

HAZARDOUS WASTE; HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS; JEWELRY; LEAD; SOLUBILITY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 77949570477     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.01.016     Document Type: Article

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