Heavy metal distribution in household waste

Journal Article · Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989 · BioCycle; (USA)

OSTI ID:6628138

Rosseaux, P; Navarro, A; Vermande, P ^[1]

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1. Institut National des Sciences Appliques, Villeurbanne (France)

The present study was undertaken at the request of the French Ministry of Environment with the help of the national agency for waste recovery and disposal (ANRED) and the company Valorga. The aim of this paper is to report the original methods of assessment and relevant results in visual form. Knowledge of the distribution of each heavy metal (mercury, cadmium, lead, nickel, chromium, zinc and copper) in the different parts or components of household refuse will allow the development of both statutory safeguards on the disposal of products such as batteries, a source of heavy metals, and of effective technological treatment of the granulometric fractions which are richest in toxic elements.

• OSTI ID: 6628138
• Journal Information: BioCycle; (USA), Vol. 30; ISSN 0276-5055
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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CHROMIUM
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MUNICIPAL WASTES
TOXICITY
NICKEL
ZINC
DATA
DISTRIBUTION
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MEASURING METHODS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
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PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
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