Mobilization and attenuation of heavy metals within a nickel mine tailings impoundment near Sudbury, Ontario, Canada

Environmental Geology

Volumn 36, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 305-319

  McGregor, R G ^a   Blowes, D W ^a   Jambor, J L ^a   Robertson, W D ^a  

^a Water Technol Intl Corporation   (Canada)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Metal attenuation; Mine tailings; Sulfide oxidation

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERALS; COBALT; DISSOLUTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; GYPSUM; HEAVY METALS; IRON; MINERALOGY; NICKEL; OXIDATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SULFIDE MINERALS;

MINE TAILINGS;

ORE TAILINGS;

HEAVY METAL; MINE WASTE; MOBILIZATION; NICKEL; POREWATER; TAILINGS;

CANADA;

EID: 0032409222     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002540050346     Document Type: Article

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