Complex nanominerals and ultrafine particles assemblages in phosphogypsum of the fertilizer industry and implications on human exposure

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 408, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 5117-5122

  Silva, Luis F O ^a   Hower, James C ^b   Izquierdo, Maria ^c   Querol, Xavier ^c  

^a Catarinense Institute of Environmental Research and Human Development IPADHC   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brazil coal mining; Nanoparticles; Phosphogypsum; Trace pollutants

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; COAL MINING; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; EXPERIMENTAL APPROACHES; FERTILIZER INDUSTRY; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; HUMAN EXPOSURES; HUMAN HEALTH; HUMAN HEALTH RISKS; NANOMINERALS; NOVEL TECHNIQUES; ORGANIC SUBSTANCES; PHOSPHOGYPSUM; POTENTIALLY TOXIC ELEMENTS; REMEDIATION STRATEGIES; ROCK PROCESSING; TRACE POLLUTANT; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE;

FERTILIZERS; GYPSUM; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMPURITIES; INDUSTRY; NANOPARTICLES; RADIOACTIVE ELEMENTS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

HEALTH RISKS;

PHOSPHATE FERTILIZER; PHOSPHOGYPSUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

COAL MINING; FERTILIZER; GEOCHEMISTRY; GYPSUM; HEALTH RISK; PHOSPHATE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOCHEMISTRY; HEALTH HAZARD; INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY SPECTROMETRY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CALCIUM SULFATE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FERTILIZERS; HUMANS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHOSPHORUS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BRAZIL; SANTA CATARINA;

PHOSPHOGYPSUM;

EID: 77956056270     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.07.023     Document Type: Article

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