Examining mechanisms of groundwater Hg(II) treatment by reactive materials: An EXAFS study

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 10415-10421

  Gibson, Blair D ^a   Ptacek, Carol J ^a   Lindsay, Matthew B J ^a   Blowes, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 ,5-DIMERCAPTO-1 ,3 ,4-THIADIAZOLE; ATTAPULGITE CLAY; BATCH EXPERIMENTS; CORROSION PRODUCTS; EXAFS STUDIES; EXTENDED X-RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURE SPECTRUM; FE POWDER; GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBONS; GRANULAR IRON; GROUNDWATER TREATMENT; HG CONCENTRATIONS; OXYGEN COMPLEXES; REACTIVE MATERIALS; SIMULATED GROUND WATER; SOLUTION PH;

ACTIVATED CARBON; EXTENDED X RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURE SPECTROSCOPY; GROUNDWATER; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ACTIVATED CARBON TREATMENT;

2,5 DIMERCAPTO 1,3,4 THIADIAZOLE; ACTIVATED CARBON; ATTAPULGITE; COPPER; GROUND WATER; IRON; MERCURY; SULFUR; THIADIAZOLE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVATED CARBON; CHEMICAL BONDING; COMPLEXATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORROSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRANULAR MEDIUM; GROUNDWATER; IRON; MERCURY (ELEMENT); PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WATER TREATMENT; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; METALLURGY; PH; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

CHARCOAL; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; GROUNDWATER; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; MERCURY; MODELS, CHEMICAL; SILICON COMPOUNDS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; X-RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 83455221180     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es202253h     Document Type: Article

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