Assessing the efficacy of lime amendment to geochemically stabilize mine tailings

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 15, 1999, Pages 2626-2632

  Davis, Andy ^a   Eary, L E ^b   Helgen, S ^a  

^a Geomega   (United States)

^b MFG Incorporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GEOCHEMISTRY; LIME; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MINERALS; MINING; PH EFFECTS; SOILS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WEATHERING;

ACIDIC SOILS; ELECTRON MICROPROBE ANALYSIS; GEOCHEMICAL MODELLING; LIME AMENDMENT; PORE WATER CHEMISTRY;

TAILINGS;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; ARSENIC; CALCIUM OXIDE; COPPER; LEAD; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EROSION; MINING; RIVER; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0033179144     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es9810078     Document Type: Article

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