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Trace metal analysis on polluted sediments
Ulrich Förstner,Wim Salomons +1 more
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In this article, the authors proposed a standardization with respect to grain size effects, commonly achieved by analyzing the sieve fraction <63μm, which is used to pin point major sources of metal pollution and to estimate the toxicity potential of dredged materials.Abstract:
Sediment analyses are used to pin‐point major sources of metal pollution and to estimate the toxicity potential of dredged materials on agricultural land. For source assessments (Part I of the present review) standardization is needed with respect to grain size effects, commonly achieved by analyzing the sieve fraction <63μm. Further aspects include sampling methods, evaluation of background data and extent of anthropogenic metal enrichment.read more
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Utilization of sewage sludge in EU application of old and new methods—A review
D. Fytili,Anastasia Zabaniotou +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors review past and future trends in sludge handling, focusing mainly at thermal processes (e.g. pyrolysis, wet oxidation, gasification) and the utilization of sewage sludge in cement manufacture as a co-fuel.
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Chemical fractionation of cadmium, copper, nickel, and zinc in contaminated soils
Lena Q. Ma,Gade N. Rao +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used sequential extraction to fractionate four heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Ni, and Zn) from nine contaminated soils into six operationally defined groups: water soluble, exchangeable, carbonate, Fe-Mn oxide, organic, and residual.
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Studies on distribution and fractionation of heavy metals in Gomti river sediments—a tributary of the Ganges, India *
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the distribution of heavy metals in sediments and the partitioning of their chemical species between five geochemical phases (exchangeable fraction, carbonate fraction, Fe/Mn oxide fraction, and organic fraction) using Tessier's analytical sequential extraction technique.
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Metal fractionation study on bed sediments of River Yamuna, India.
TL;DR: Investigations suggest that copper have a tendency to remain associated with residual, reducible and carbonate fractions, and fractionation pattern of zinc shows low to medium risk to aquatic environment.
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Assessing sediment contamination in estuaries.
Peter M. Chapman,Feiyue Wang +1 more
TL;DR: There is a clear need to tailor assessment techniques specifically for estuarine environments, for instance, bioavailability models including equilibrium partitioning may have little applicability toEstuarine sediments, appropriate reference comparisons are difficult in biological surveys, and there are too few full-gradient Estuarine sediment toxicity tests available.
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