Evaluation of biochars and activated carbons for in situ remediation of sediments impacted with organics, mercury, and methylmercury

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 23, 2013, Pages 13721-13729

  Gomez Eyles, Jose L ^a   Yupanqui, Carmen ^a   Beckingham, Barbara ^a,b   Riedel, Georgia ^c   Gilmour, Cynthia ^c   Ghosh, Upal ^a  

^a Baltimore County   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c SMITHSONIAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROPHOBIC ORGANIC CONTAMINANT; IN-SITU REMEDIATION; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; POREWATER CONCENTRATIONS; SEDIMENT POREWATER; SORPTION CAPACITIES; STEAM-ACTIVATED CARBONS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOCHEMISTRY; MERCURY (METAL); ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SORPTION;

SEDIMENTS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOCHAR; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CARBON; CHARCOAL; METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOAVAILABILITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METHYLMERCURY; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POREWATER; REMEDIATION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SORPTION; SURFACE AREA;

ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOREMEDIATION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HYDROPHOBICITY; ISOTHERM; REDUCTION; SALINITY; SEDIMENT; TEMPERATURE; ADSORPTION; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; POROSITY; WATER POLLUTANT;

ADSORPTION; CARBON; CHARCOAL; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND REMEDIATION; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MERCURY; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; POROSITY; TEMPERATURE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84889855400     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es403712q     Document Type: Article

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