Speciation and solubility relationships of Al, Cu and Fe in solutions associated with sulfuric acid leached mine waste rock

Environmental Geology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 59-68

  Shum, M ^a,b   Lavkulich, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Pottinger Gaherty Environ C   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mine water chemistry; Saturation indices; Secondary mineral dissolution; Waste rock solution

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COPPER; DISSOLUTION; IRON; LEACHING; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SULFURIC ACID;

MINE WASTE ROCK; SOFTWARE PACKAGE MINTEQA2;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ALUMINUM; COPPER; IRON; MINE WASTE; SOLUBILITY; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); SULFURIC ACID;

EID: 0033023758     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002540050401     Document Type: Article

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