In situ remediation of contaminated sediments using carbonaceous materials

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 693-704

  Rakowska, M I ^a   Kupryianchyk, D ^a   Harmsen, J ^a   Grotenhuis, T ^a   Koelmans, A A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Ecotoxicological risks; Sediment remediation; Sorption

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC SEDIMENTS; BENEFICIAL EFFECTS; BENTHIC ORGANISMS; BLACK CARBON; CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS; CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT; DATA SETS; ECOTOXICOLOGICAL RISKS; FIELD TRIAL; HABITAT QUALITY; HYDROPHOBIC ORGANIC COMPOUND; IN-SITU REMEDIATION; POREWATER CONCENTRATIONS; SEDIMENT CHARACTERISTIC; SEDIMENT REMEDIATION;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOCHEMISTRY; POLLUTION; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SORPTION; TOXICITY;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS;

CARBON; CARBONACEOUS MATERIAL; HYDROPHOBIC ORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC MATTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIVATED CARBON; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHARCOAL; CHEMICAL BINDING; DATA SET; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOTOXICOLOGY; IMMOBILIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE; POREWATER; REMEDIATION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SORPTION;

BENTHOS; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOREMEDIATION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HABITAT; IMMOBILIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEDIMENT;

ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; CHARCOAL; ECOSYSTEM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PARTICLE SIZE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84858621315     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.1763     Document Type: Review

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