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Title

Assessment of heavy metal immobilization in self-hardening slurries with the addition of ashes from municipal solid waste incineration and coal combustion in the context of hydraulic engineering applications

Journal title

Archives of Environmental Protection

Yearbook

2026

Volume

vol. 52

Issue

No 1

Authors

Affiliation

Szarek, Łukasz : Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Doctoral School, Warsaw University of Technology ; Falaciński, Paweł : Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Doctoral School, Warsaw University of Technology ; Wojtkowska, Małgorzata : Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Doctoral School, Warsaw University of Technology ; Bogacki, Jan : Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Doctoral School, Warsaw University of Technology ; Drużyński, Piotr : Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Doctoral School, Warsaw University of Technology

Keywords

cut-off wall; ; self-hardening slurry; ; municipal solid waste fly ash; ; conventional fly ash; ; heavy metalimmobilization;

Divisions of PAS

Nauki Techniczne

Coverage

96-109

Publisher

Polish Academy of Sciences

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25.02.2026

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DOI: 10.24425/aep.2026.158386

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10.24425/aep.2026.158386

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