Characterization of soils from an industrial complex contaminated with elemental mercury

Environmental Research

Volumn 125, Issue , 2013, Pages 20-29

  Miller, Carrie L ^a   Watson, David B ^a   Lester, Brian P ^a   Lowe, Kenneth A ^a   Pierce, Eric M ^a   Liang, Liyuan ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytical methods; Elemental mercury; Industrial contamination; Soil

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER; MERCURY;

ACID DIGESTION; GROUNDWATER; MERCURY (ELEMENT); NATIONAL SECURITY; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SOIL COLUMN; SOIL POLLUTION; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BOUNDARY LAYER; COLD VAPOR ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; INDUSTRIAL AREA; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MOISTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEALED CONTAINER; SEDIMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; TEMPERATURE; VAPOR PRESSURE; VOLATILIZATION; WATER TABLE; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

ANALYTICAL METHODS; ELEMENTAL MERCURY; INDUSTRIAL CONTAMINATION; SOIL;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROUNDWATER; MERCURY; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; TENNESSEE;

OAK RIDGE RESERVATION; TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84881545517     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2013.03.013     Document Type: Article

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