Analysis of factors determining the behaviour of chromium in some Romanian soils

Environmental Engineering and Management Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 89-94

  Pavel, Vasile Lucian ^a   Bulgariu, Dumitru ^b,c   Bulgariu, Laura ^a   HIihor, Raluca Maria ^a   Gavrilescu, Maria ^a  

^a GHEORGHE ASACHI TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

^b ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA UNIVERSITY OF IASI   (Romania)

^c ACADEMY OF ROMANIAN SCIENTISTS   (Romania)

Author keywords

Chromium; Heavy metals; Isotherm; Sorption

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956979180     PISSN: 15829596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.30638/eemj.2010.013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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