Extraction of arsenic from soils contaminated with wood preservation chemicals

Soil and Sediment Contamination

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 142-159

  Amofah, Lea Rastas ^a   Maurice, Christian ^a   Bhattacharya, Prosun ^b  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arsenic; CCA; Contaminated soil; Extraction; Soil washing

Indexed keywords

AS EXTRACTION; CHEMICAL AGENT; CHROMATED COPPER ARSENATE; CONTAMINATED SOIL; CONTAMINATED SOILS; DITHIONITE; HIGH COSTS; LABORATORY SCALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SODIUM HYDROXIDES; SOIL QUALITY; SOIL SAMPLE; SOIL WASHING; TECHNICAL ASPECTS; WASHED SOILS;

ARSENIC; CALCIUM; CONTAMINATION; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; METAL REFINING; SODIUM; SOIL POLLUTION; WASHING; WOOD CHEMICALS; WOOD PRESERVATION; ZINC;

SOILS;

ARSENIC; CALCIUM; EXTRACTION; HEALTH; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; POLLUTION; REFINING; SODIUM; SOIL CONDITIONERS; WASHING; WOOD PRESERVATION; ZINC;

EID: 77951146414     PISSN: 15320383     EISSN: 15497887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15320380903390539     Document Type: Article

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