Physicochemical characteristics and leachability of scale and sludge from Bulalo geothermal system, Philippines

Geothermics

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 17-35

  Peralta, G L ^a,b   Graydon, J W ^a   Kirk, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Bulalo geothermal field; Geothermal scale; Geothermal sludge; Leach test; Philippines; Sequential extraction

Indexed keywords

GEOTHERMAL FIELD; LEACH TEST; SCALE; SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION; SLUDGE;

PHILIPPINES, BULALO FIELD;

EFFLUENTS; EXTRACTION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; LEACHING; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; RADIOACTIVITY; SCALE (DEPOSITS); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOILS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BULALO GEOTHERMAL FIELD; GEOTHERMAL SCALE; GEOTHERMAL SLUDGE; GEOTHERMAL SOILS; PHILIPPINES; PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; RADIOACTIVITY COUNTING; SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION; WHOLE ROCK ANALYSIS;

GEOTHERMAL FIELDS;

EID: 0029667420     PISSN: 03756505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0375-6505(95)00033-X     Document Type: Article

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