Modelling and assessment of the long-term leachate generation potential in deposits of ferro-chromiun slags

Journal of The South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 355-364

  Petersen, J ^a   Petrie, J G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cr(Vi); Environmental; Ferro chromium; Heap leaching; Risk assessment; Slag; Waste deposits; Waste leaching

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; IRON; LAND FILL; LEACHATE TREATMENT; SOLID WASTES;

WASTE LEACHING;

SLAGS;

EID: 0034430038     PISSN: 0038223X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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