A review of passive systems for the treatment of acid mine drainage

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-42

  Gazea, B ^a   Adam, K ^a   Kontopoulos, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Acid rock drainage; Bacteria; Environmental; Pollution

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; COAL MINES; DRAINAGE; METAL RECOVERY; MINES; POLLUTION; TECHNOLOGY;

ACID ROCK DRAINAGE; PASSIVE SYSTEMS;

WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0029775712     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0892-6875(95)00129-8     Document Type: Article

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