Use of Alkaline Extraction to Quantify Sulfate Concentration in Oxidized Mine Tailings

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2410-2413

  Yin, Guohong ^a   Catalan, Lionel J J ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; CHROMATOGRAPHY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; EXTRACTION; MINERALOGY; OXIDATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SULFATE MINERALS;

ION CHROMATOGRAPHY;

TAILINGS;

CHLORIDE; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SULFATE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROMETRY; EXTRACTION; ION PAIR CHROMATOGRAPHY; MINERALOGY; MINING; OXIDATION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0242583100     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2003.2410     Document Type: Article

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