Boron and strontium isotopic characterization of coal combustion residuals: Validation of new environmental tracers

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 24, 2014, Pages 14790-14798

  Ruhl, Laura S ^a   Dwyer, Gary S ^b   Hsu Kim, Heileen ^c   Hower, James C ^d   Vengosh, Avner ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Duke University   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORON; COAL; COAL ASH; EFFLUENTS; FOSSIL FUEL POWER PLANTS; ISOTOPES; LAKES; RIVER POLLUTION; STRONTIUM; TRACERS; WATER QUALITY;

COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; ENVIRONMENTAL TRACERS; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; ISOTOPIC CHARACTERIZATION; ISOTOPIC RATIOS; LEACHING EXPERIMENTS; POWDER RIVER BASIN; TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY;

COAL COMBUSTION;

BORON; COAL; COAL COMBUSTION RESIDUAL; STRONTIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BORON ISOTOPE; COAL; COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT; COMBUSTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LEACHING; STRONTIUM ISOTOPE; TRACER; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESULFURIZATION; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FLY ASH; LEACHING; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

APPALACHIANS; ILLINOIS BASIN; NORTH CAROLINA; POWDER BASIN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84918524173     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es503746v     Document Type: Article

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