Hexavalent chromium release from lignite fly ash and related ecotoxic effects

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1390-1398

  Darakas, Efthymios ^a   Tsiridis, Vasilios ^a   Petala, Maria ^a   Kungolos, Athanasios ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Chromium; Daphnia magna; Fly ash; Leaching tests; Microtox; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; DAPHNIA MAGNA; HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM; LEACHING PROCEDURES; LEACHING TEST; LIQUID TO SOLID RATIO; MICROTOX; TOXIC PROPERTIES;

BIOCHEMISTRY; CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; FLY ASH; LEACHING; LIGNITE; LIQUIDS; WATER POLLUTION;

TOXICITY;

CHROMIUM; HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM; LIGNITE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CRUSTACEA; DAPHNIA MAGNA; ECOTOXICITY; FLY ASH; LEACHING; NONHUMAN; PH; PHOTOBACTERIUM; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

ALIIVIBRIO FISCHERI; ANIMALS; CHROMIUM; COAL ASH; DAPHNIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING;

CRUSTACEA; DAPHNIA MAGNA; PHOTOBACTERIUM; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

EID: 84878853668     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2013.781886     Document Type: Article

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