Waste foundry sand: Environmental implication and characterization

This paper presents the results of analyses using Scanning Electron Microscopy in field samples of waste foundry sand, as well as the results of granulometric, chemical and groundwater analyses. Field data allowed to characterize waste foundry sand and showed that there are elevated concentrations o...

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Main Authors: Gabriela Penkaitis, Joel Barbujiani Sígolo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2012-12-01
Series:Geologia USP. Série Científica
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Online Access:http://ppegeo.igc.usp.br/pdf/guspsc/v12n3/a04v12n3.pdf