2. Heavy metals
2.1 Origin and chemical form
Of all the metals present in household waste and capable of causing toxic effects in humans, particular attention must be paid to mercury, cadmium and lead. These three elements are among the most toxic in the concentration ranges encountered in household waste and in the discharges and products produced by their treatment processes. Other metallic elements and metalloids present in waste are dealt with in the same paragraph.
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Heavy metals
Main non-metallic mineral pollutants
Bibliography
References
Multimedia references
Websites
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). Division of Toxicology [ E-mail : [email protected]]
...Standardization
French Standards Association (AFNOR)
- Déchets - Caractérisation d'un échantillon de déchets ménagers et assimilés. - XP X 30-408 - 10-1996
- Déchets - Essais de lixiviation - XP X 31-210 - 5-1998
Organizations
French National Radioactive Waste Management Agency (ANDRA) http://www.andra.fr/
French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME) http://www.ademe.fr
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). Division of Toxicology http://...
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