Application of sludge dewatered products to soil and its effects on the leaching behaviour of heavy metals

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 166, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 586-595

  Qi, Ying ^a   Szendrak, Daniel ^a   Yuen, Ronny Tsee Woon ^a   Hoadley, Andrew F A ^a   Mudd, Gavin ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biosolids; Heavy metal; Leaching test; Lignite; Mobility; Soil amendment

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL SOILS; BATCH TESTS; BEFORE AND AFTER; LEACHABILITY; LEACHING TEST; LOW MOBILITY; MOBILITY; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL CARBON; SOIL CHARACTERISTICS;

ADSORPTION; ARSENIC; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOSOLIDS; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; FORESTRY; LEACHING; LIGNITE; MERCURY (METAL); METALS; MIXTURES; SOILS;

SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 78650511005     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2010.11.029     Document Type: Article

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