Disposal of heavy metal-contaminated sediment from Ulsan Bay, South Korea: Treatment processes and legal framework

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 445-455

  Oh, Seok Young ^a   Cha, Soo Won ^a   Kim, Ick Hyun ^a   Lee, Hyun Woo ^a   Kang, Seung Goo ^a   Choi, Sol Ji ^a  

^a University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dredged sediment; Fly ash; Soil washing; Solidification stabilization

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATED SOILS; DREDGED SEDIMENTS; HAZARDOUS WASTES; LEACHING TEST; LEGAL FRAMEWORKS; MANAGEMENT SCHEME; ORDINARY PORTLAND CEMENT; SEDIMENT SAMPLES; SOIL WASHING; SOLIDIFICATION/STABILIZATION; SOUTH KOREA; TREATMENT PROCESS;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CONTAMINATION; DREDGING; FLY ASH; HEAVY METALS; LEACHING; METALS; PORTLAND CEMENT; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SOILS; WASHING;

SOIL POLLUTION;

COPPER; EDETIC ACID; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; REAGENT; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; ZINC;

BAY; CEMENT; COASTAL SEDIMENT; DREDGING; EDTA; FLY ASH; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEAVY METAL; LEACHING; LEGAL SYSTEM; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOLIDIFICATION; STABILIZATION; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; EXTRACTION; FLY ASH; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; LEACHING; LEGAL ASPECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOUTH KOREA; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

SOUTH KOREA; ULSAN [SOUTH KOREA];

EID: 82155184301     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2010.00231.x     Document Type: Article

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