Multicomponent reactive transport modeling of acid neutralization reactions in mine tailings

Water Resources Research

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2004, Pages

  Jurjovec, Jasna ^a   Blowes, David W ^a   Ptacek, Carol J ^a,b   Mayer, K Ulrich ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Acid neutralization mechanisms; Column experiment

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; EFFLUENTS; GEOCHEMISTRY; GYPSUM; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PH EFFECTS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

ACID NEUTRALIZATION REACTIONS; DOLOMITES; PORE WATER GEOCHEMISTRY;

ACIDS;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; POREWATER; REACTIVE TRANSPORT; TAILINGS;

EID: 10944255045     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003WR002233     Document Type: Article

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