Bench-scale evaluation of chemically bonded phosphate ceramic technology to stabilize mercury waste mixtures

Journal of Environmental Engineering

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 265-273

  Randall, Paul M ^a   Chattopadhyay, Sandip ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b TETRA TECH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Ceramicrete; Ceramics; Encapsulation; Hazardous materials; Hazardous waste treatment; Leaching; Mercury; Phosphate; Stabilization; Waste treatment

Indexed keywords

CERAMICRETE; CERAMICS; CHEMICALLY BONDED PHOSPHATE CERAMICS; HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT; LAND DISPOSAL RESTRICTIONS; LEACHABILITY; LEACHATE CONCENTRATIONS; LEACHATES; LEACHING TEST; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; MERCURY; MERCURY SOLUBILITY; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PH VALUE; RELEASE BEHAVIORS; RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT; STABILIZED MATERIALS; SURROGATE TESTS; TEST METHOD; TOXICITY CHARACTERISTIC LEACHING PROCEDURES; TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL; WASTE MIXTURES;

CERAMIC MATERIALS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE TREATMENT; LEACHATE TREATMENT; LEACHING; LOADING; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; SOLUBILITY; STABILIZATION; STANDARDS; TESTING;

MERCURY (METAL);

CERAMICS; ENCAPSULATION; HAZARDOUS WASTE; LEACHATE; LEACHING; MAGNITUDE; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PH; PHOSPHATE; SOLUBILITY; STABILIZATION; TOXICITY; WASTE TREATMENT;

EID: 77955521500     PISSN: 07339372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EE.1943-7870.0000144     Document Type: Article

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