Metal mine tailings and sludge co-deposition in a tailings pond

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 145, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 307-339

  Peacey, Vicky ^a   Yanful, Ernest K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical shear stress; Effluent quality resuspension; Sludge; Tailings; Total suspended solids

Indexed keywords

EFFLUENTS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEDIMENTS; SLUDGE DISPOSAL; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

METAL MINE TAILINGS;

TAILINGS;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM OXIDE; HYDROXIDE; METAL; WATER; ZINC;

EFFLUENT; MINE DRAINAGE; SUSPENDED SEDIMENT; TAILINGS; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; INDUSTRIAL SLUDGE; MINING; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION; PH MEASUREMENT; POND; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHEAR STRESS; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WATER ANALYSIS; WIND; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY SPECTROMETRY;

CANADA;

EID: 0037799492     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023624827766     Document Type: Article

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