Substrate characterisation for a subsurface reactive barrier to treat colliery spoil leachate

Water Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 108-120

  Amos, Philip W ^a   Younger, Paul L ^b  

^a Dunedin House   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Bacterial sulphate reduction; Permeable reactive barriers; Substrate characterisation

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CHARACTERIZATION; LEACHATE TREATMENT; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; REMOVAL; SUBSTRATES;

SUBSURFACE REACTIVE BARRIERS;

HYDROLOGY;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; IRON; LIMESTONE; METAL; SULFATE; SULFIDE;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; BARRIER; LEACHATE; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; COAL MINING; COMPOST; LEACHING; MANURE; PEA; PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS DESIGN; REDUCTION; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 0037209998     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(02)00159-8     Document Type: Article

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