Neutralization potential of overburden samples containing siderite

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 673-681

  Skousen, J ^a   Renton, J ^a   Brown, H ^a   Evans, P ^b   Leavitt, B ^c   Brady, K ^d   Cohen, L ^d   Ziemkiewicz, P ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b REIC Laboratory   (United States)

^c South Park   (United States)

^d Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOILING LIQUIDS; FILTRATION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; HYDROLYSIS; OXIDATION; OXIDE MINERALS; PH EFFECTS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SAMPLING; TITRATION;

ACID BASE ACCOUNTING; NEUTRALIZATION POTENTIAL; OVERBURDEN SAMPLES; SIDERITE; SOBEK METHOD; SOXHLET LEACHATE;

LAND RECLAMATION;

ALKALINITY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GAS ANALYSIS; LEACHING; NONHUMAN; PRECIPITATION; SAMPLING; SOIL POLLUTION; STOICHIOMETRY;

ANIMALIA; ODONATA;

EID: 0031148846     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1997.00472425002600030012x     Document Type: Article

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