Analysis of total metals in waste molding and core sands from ferrous and non-ferrous foundries

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 110, Issue , 2012, Pages 77-81

  Miguel, Roberto E ^a   Ippolito, James A ^b   Leytem, April B ^b   Porta, Atilio A ^c   Banda Noriega, Roxana B ^a   Dungan, Robert S ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL CENTRO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Northwest Irrigat Soils Res Lab   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Beneficial use; Binder; Core; Foundry; Metals; Molding sand

Indexed keywords

BINDERS; FOUNDRY SAND; HAZARDS; MOLDING; SILICA; SILICA SAND; SOILS;

ARGENTINA; BENEFICIAL USE; CORE; FERROUS FOUNDRIES; FOUNDRY INDUSTRIES; GEOTECHNICAL; METAL BINDERS; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; SURFACE SOIL; WASTE FOUNDRY SANDS;

FOUNDRIES;

IRON; METAL; SILICON DIOXIDE;

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORE ANALYSIS; HAZARDOUS WASTE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; IRON; RECYCLING; SAND; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL SURFACE;

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FOUNDRY; MOLDING SAND; SAND; SOIL ANALYSIS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE FOUNDRY SAND; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARGENTINA;

EID: 84862679515     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.05.025     Document Type: Article

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