Use of Copper Shavings To Remove Mercury from Contaminated Groundwater or Wastewater by Amalgamation.

Title:

Resource Type:

document --> technical publication --> journal article

Country:

EU Projects

Language(s):

English

Year:

2003

Author 1/Producer:

Huttenloch, P.,

Other Authors/Producers:

Roehl, K.E. & Czurda, K.

Author / Producer Type:

EC Project

Journal:

Contaminated Groundwater or Wastewater by Amalgamation. -

Journal Web Link:

Start Page:

4269

End Page:

4273

Volume:

Publisher Country:

USA

Publisher web link (root):

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es020237q

Article Weblink (=direct link):

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es020237q

EUGRIS Keyword(s):

Contaminated land-->Remediation options-->Remediation options overview
Contaminated land-->Risk management-->Risk management overview
Contaminated land-->Risk management-->Selection of remediation options
Contaminated land-->Soil and groundwater processes-->Geochemistry
Contaminated land-->Soil and groundwater processes-->Soil and groundwater processes overview

Short description:

The efficacy of chemically processed copper shavings (Fluka) and recycled copper shavings from scrap metal for the removal of Hg2+ from aqueous solution by amalgamation is demonstrated.

Link to Project(s):

PEREBAR Long-term performance of permeable reactive barriers used for the remediation of contaminated groundwater

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Dr Stefan Gödeke WhoDoesWhat? Last update: 29/11/2017