Leaching of cadmium from pigmented plastics in a landfill site
The results are reported of an investigation of the leaching of cadmium from pigmented plastics on waste landfill sites. The study was carried out in two stages , small-scale standard leaching tests and column validation experiments, by the Waste Research Unit , Harwell, England on behalf of a group...
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| Published in: | Environmental science & technology Vol. 16; no. 9; pp. 560 - 566 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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United States
American Chemical Society
01-09-1982
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| Summary: | The results are reported of an investigation of the leaching of cadmium from pigmented plastics on waste landfill sites. The study was carried out in two stages , small-scale standard leaching tests and column validation experiments, by the Waste Research Unit , Harwell, England on behalf of a group of European pigment producers. The results are claimed to show that it is perfectly safe to dispose of these materials on landfill sites, although an attenuation effect by the polymeric material is admitted. Leaching of cadmium increases when the material was ground . It is reported that this work was carried out because the use of most cadmium products has recently been banned in Sweden. |
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| ISSN: | 0013-936X 1520-5851 |
| DOI: | 10.1021/es00103a005 |