Sequential solidification/stabilization and thermal process under vacuum for the treatment of mercury in sediments

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1646-1656

  Careghini, Alessandro ^a   Dastoli, Sara ^b   Ferrari, Giorgio ^c   Saponaro, Sabrina ^a   Bonomo, Luca ^a   De Propris, Luciano ^b   Gabellini, Massimo ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND RESEARCH ISPRA   (Italy)

^c Mapei SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contaminated sediments; Remediation; Reuse; Solidification stabilization; Thermal treatment

Indexed keywords

DREDGING; HARBOR; LEACHING; MARINE SEDIMENT; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SOLIDIFICATION; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); STABILIZATION; THERMAL ALTERATION; VOLATILE ELEMENT; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

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EID: 78649505607     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-010-0290-7     Document Type: Article

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