Study of fractionation and potential mobility of metal in sludge from pyrite mining and affected river sediments: Changes in mobility over time and use of artificial ageing as a tool in environmental impact assessment

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 291-305

  Lacal, Javier ^a   Da Silva, Ma Pilar ^a   García, Rosario ^a   Sevilla, M Teresa ^b   Procopio, Jesús R ^a   Hernández, Lucas ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Heavy metal; Metal mobility; Mining waste; Pyritic sludge; Sediment; Sequential extraction procedure

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; ECOLOGY; MINES; MINING; OXIDATION; SEDIMENTS;

ECOLOGICAL DISASTERS;

POLLUTION;

COPPER; LEAD; METAL; SULFATE; SULFIDE; ZINC;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FRACTIONATION; MINE WASTE; MOBILITY; PYRITE; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SLUDGE;

ARTICLE; CLEANING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FRACTIONATION; INDUSTRIAL SLUDGE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIGHT; METAL EXTRACTION; MINERALOGY; MINING; OXIDATION; POLLUTION; RIVER BASIN; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENTATION; SLUDGE SETTLING; SPILLAGE; TEMPERATURE; WEATHER;

ANDALUCIA; GUADIAMAR RIVER BASIN; SPAIN;

EID: 0037411393     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0269-7491(02)00461-X     Document Type: Article

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