Determination of mercury distribution inside spent compact fluorescent lamps by atomic absorption spectrometry

Waste Management

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 944-948

  Rey Raap, Natalia ^a   Gallardo, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atomic absorption spectrometry; Compact fluorescent lamps; Hazardous waste; Phosphor powder

Indexed keywords

COLD VAPOR ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; COMPACT FLUORESCENT LAMP; GLASS MATRICES; GLASS SURFACES; HAZARDOUS WASTES; MEDIAN VALUE; MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS; MERCURY CONTENT; MERCURY DISTRIBUTION; NON HAZARDOUS WASTES; PHOSPHOR POWDER; PHOSPHOR POWDERS; THREE PHASIS; VAPOR PHASE;

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; GLASS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; LIGHT EMISSION; PHOSPHORS; VAPORS;

MERCURY (METAL);

GLASS; MERCURY; PHOSPHORUS;

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HAZARDOUS WASTE; MERCURY (ELEMENT);

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENT LIGHTING; HAZARDOUS WASTE; LANDFILL; LEACHING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY;

HAZARDOUS WASTE; HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES; LIGHTING; MERCURY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 84858797403     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2011.12.001     Document Type: Article

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