The effects of pH regulation upon the release of sulfate from ferric precipitates formed in acid mine drainage

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 27-34

  Rose, Seth ^a   Elliott, W Crawford ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; PH; SULFATE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033990828     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(99)00015-3     Document Type: Article

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