Prediction of the life expectancy of organic covers

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 13, Issue 14-15, 2000, Pages 1589-1601

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

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR; HEAVY METALS; MOISTURE; OPEN PIT MINING; ORE TAILINGS; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; PH; TOXIC MATERIALS; WATER;

ACID ROCK DRAINAGE; ARSENOPYRITE; LIFE EXPECTANCY;

SULFIDE MINERALS;

EID: 0034500995     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-6875(00)00142-4     Document Type: Article

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