Concerns on liquid mercury and mercury-containing wastes: A review of the treatment technologies for the safe storage

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 101, Issue , 2012, Pages 197-205

  Rodríguez, Olga ^a   Padilla, Isabel ^a   Tayibi, Hanan ^a   López Delgado, Aurora ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL METALLURGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amalgamation; Encapsulation; Mercury; Mercury containing waste; Safe storage; Solidification stabilization

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; SOLIDIFICATION; STABILIZATION; WASTE TREATMENT;

ADVERSE EFFECT; AMALGAMATION; HUMAN HEALTH; LIQUID MERCURY; MERCURY; MERCURY-CONTAINING WASTE; SAFE STORAGE; SOLIDIFICATION/STABILIZATION; STABILIZATION/SOLIDIFICATION; TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

CALCIUM PHOSPHATE CERAMIC; MERCURY; SULFUR;

CERAMICS; ENCAPSULATION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); POLYMER; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOLIDIFICATION; STORAGE; SULFIDE; VITRIFICATION; WASTE TECHNOLOGY; WASTE TREATMENT;

ENCAPSULATION; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); REVIEW; VITRIFICATION; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

EID: 84858714813     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.02.013     Document Type: Review

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