Geochemical modeling of arsenic sulfide oxidation kinetics in a mining environment

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 341-356

  Lengke, Maggy F ^a,b   Tempel, Regina N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; GEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; MINE DRAINAGE; OXIDATION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SULFIDE;

EID: 13144290141     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2004.06.032     Document Type: Article

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