An assessment of sulphide oxidation in abandoned base-metal tailings, Te Aroha, New Zealand

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 217-225

  Morrell, W John ^a   Stewart, R B ^a   Gregg, P E H ^a   Bolan, N S ^a   Horne, D ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Acid generating potential; Base metal tailings; Scanning electron microscopy (SEM); Sulphide oxidation

Indexed keywords

COPPER; IRON; SULFIDE; ZINC; ZINC SULFIDE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; NEW ZEALAND; OXIDATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ACIDITY; BASE METAL; OXIDATION; REMEDIATION; SEM; SULPHIDE; TAILINGS;

NEW ZEALAND, NORTH ISLAND, SOUTH AUCKLAND, TE AROHA;

ILEX COOKII;

EID: 0030301102     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(96)00059-0     Document Type: Article

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