Investigation of electrokinetic method efficiency in the removal of mercury from contaminated clayey soil

Subject Areas : environmental management

Arash Kiayee ¹ (MSc postgraduate of civil engineering, Tarbiat Modares University)
Mohammad Reza Tavakoli Mohammadi ² (Faculty member of Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACCER) on TMU, Mineral processing research center, Tehran)
Ahmad Khodadadi ³ (Associate professor of environmental engineering, Tarbiat Modares University)

Received: 2011-07-13 Accepted : 2011-11-13 Published : 2015-09-23

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