Disposal of acid drainage generating mine tailings in lakes and man-made reservoirs

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1059-1069

  Brassard, P ^a   Rosa, F ^b   Mudroch, A ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acid drainage; Mine tailings; Subaqueous disposal

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; OXYGEN; PYRITES; RESERVOIRS (WATER); TAILINGS;

ACID DRAINAGE; ACID EQUIVALENTS; ACID MINE TAILINGS; ACID-BASE ACCOUNTING; ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE; MINE TAILINGS; ONTARIO , CANADA; RATE OF OXIDATIONS;

TAILINGS DISPOSAL;

ACID; OXYGEN;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ARTICLE; CANADA; LAKE; RESERVOIR;

EID: 0029848201     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593331708616475     Document Type: Article

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