Geochemical processes governing the fate and transport of chromium(III) and chromium(VI) in Soils

Vadose Zone Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1058-1070

  Jardine, P M ^a   Mehlhorn, T L ^b   Bailey, W B ^c   Brooks, S C ^b   Fendorf, S ^d   Gentry, R W ^e   Phelps, T J ^c   Saiers, J E ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e University of Tennessee   (United States)

^f Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL TOXICITY; CHEMICAL SPECIES; CR SPECIATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY; ELEMENTAL COMPONENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE; FATE AND TRANSPORT; GEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT; INDUSTRIAL PROCESSS; MINERALOGICAL PROPERTIES; MISCIBLE DISPLACEMENT; NON EQUILIBRIUM; PHASE INTERACTIONS; PREDICTIVE CAPABILITIES; REACTIVE PROCESS; SOLID PHASE INTERACTION; SOLID-PHASE; SOLID-PHASE SPECTROSCOPY; SUB-SURFACE MATERIALS; SUBSURFACE ENVIRONMENT; SUBSURFACE SOIL; TIME DEPENDENT;

CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; CONSUMER PRODUCTS; GEOCHEMISTRY; REDOX REACTIONS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; SORPTION; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

CHROMIUM;

CHROMIUM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; EQUILIBRIUM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALOGY; NONLINEARITY; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; REDOX CONDITIONS; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL POLLUTION; SORPTION; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); SPECTROSCOPY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860404637     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15391663     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2136/vzj2010.0102     Document Type: Article

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