Natural heavy-metal release by sulphide oxidation in the High Arctic

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 895-901

  Elberling, Bo ^a   Langdahl, Bjarne Riis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

High arctic; Oxygen; Pyrite; Sphalerite; Sulphide oxidation; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEAVY METALS; OXYGEN; PYRITES; SEDIMENTS; WEATHERING; ZINC;

SPHALERITE; SULPHIDE OXIDATION;

SULFIDE MINERALS;

COLD REGION; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; HEAVY METAL; SULFIDE; WEATHERING;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND;

EID: 0032194449     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/t98-047     Document Type: Article

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