The application of bacterial sulfate reduction treatment to severely contaminated mine waters: Results of three years of pilot plant testing

4th International Conference COPPER 99-COBRE 99

Volumn 4, Issue , 1999, Pages 97-112

  Hammack, R W ^a   Dijkman, H ^b  

^a NATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Paques BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; COPPER SMELTING; COSTS; DESCALING; LIME; REDUCTION; SLUDGE DIGESTION; SULFATE MINERALS;

BACTERIAL SULFATE REDUCTION TREATMENT; HIGH DENSITY SLUDGE LIME TREATMENT; MINE WATERS; PILOT PLANT TESTING;

WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

EID: 0033489115     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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