Use of organic covers for acid mine drainage control

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 563-574

  Peppas, A ^a   Komnitsas, K ^a   Halikia, I ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; COAL MINES; DRAINAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH RISKS; LAND RECLAMATION; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SULFIDE MINERALS; TAILINGS; WATER;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ACID ROCK DRAINAGE; ORGANIC COVERS;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0034190244     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-6875(00)00036-4     Document Type: Article

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