Heavy metal release from phosphorite tailings into seawater: A simulated laboratory study

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 236, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 181-190

  Gnandi, Kissao ^a   Tobschall, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Distribution coefficient; Dumping of mine tailings; Phosphorite; Togo (West Africa); Trace metal pollution

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHORITE TAILINGS;

DESORPTION; HEAVY METALS; PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; REACTION KINETICS; TAILINGS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

MARINE POLLUTION;

HEAVY METAL; SEA WATER; TRACE METAL;

HEAVY METAL; PHOSPHORITE; SEAWATER; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SEDIMENT; TOGO; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER POLLUTION;

GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS, HEAVY; MINERALS; MINING; PHOSPHATES; SEAWATER; TOGO; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0032833061     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(99)00279-X     Document Type: Article

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