Study of contaminant transport at an open-tipping waste disposal site

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 4689-4710

  Ashraf, Muhammad Aqeel ^a   Yusoff, Ismail ^a   Yusof, Mohamad ^a   Alias, Yatimah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Contaminant; Groundwater; Heavy metals; Landfill; Leachate; Organics; Transport

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER; HEAVY METAL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

FIELD SURVEY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEAVY METAL; LABORATORY METHOD; LANDFILL; LEACHATE; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SAMPLING; SURFACE WATER; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RIVER; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROUNDWATER; METALS, HEAVY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84879695749     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-012-1423-x     Document Type: Article

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