Drainage waters affected by pyrite oxidation in a coal mine in Galicia (NW Spain): Composition and mineral stability

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 216, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 121-132

  Monterroso, C ^a   MacIas F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Land reclamation; Mineral stability; Pyrite oxidation

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; MINERAL STABILITY; PYRITE OXIDATION;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; COAL MINES; COMPOSITION; DRAINAGE; LAND RECLAMATION; OXIDATION; PH; PYRITES; REDOX REACTIONS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY;

WATER POLLUTION;

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; COAL; LIGNITE; MAGNESIUM; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; COAL MINE; OXIDATION; PH; PYRITE; WATER QUALITY;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ARTICLE; COAL MINING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

SPAIN, GALICIA;

EID: 0344157850     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(98)00149-1     Document Type: Article

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