Chromium(III) and chromium(VI) surface treated galvanized steel for outdoor constructions: Environmental aspects

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 4322-4327

  Lindström, David ^a   Hedberg, Yolanda ^a   Odnevall Wallinder, Inger ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARRIER PROPERTIES; CHROMIUM OXIDES; CR CONCENTRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS; GALVANIZED STEELS; INDOOR STORAGE; MARINE EXPOSURE; OUTDOOR EXPOSURE; PROTECTION CAPACITY; RELEASE RATE; TOTAL CHROMIUM; URBAN CONDITIONS; URBAN EXPOSURE; URBAN SITE; ZINC SHEETS;

ATMOSPHERIC CORROSION; CHROMATES; GALVANIZED METAL; GALVANIZING; ZINC;

CHROMIUM;

CHROMIC ACID; CHROMIUM; GALVANIZED STEEL; STEEL; THINNER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

CHROMATE; CHROMIUM; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; CORROSION; CORROSION CONTROL; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; REDUCTION; STEEL; URBAN AREA; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORROSION; SURFACE PROPERTY; URBAN AREA;

CHROMIUM; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; STEEL; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 77952893663     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es1003022     Document Type: Article

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