Neutralizing coal mine effluent with limestone to decrease metals and sulphate concentrations

Mine Water and the Environment

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 81-86

  Maree, J P ^a   De Beer, M ^a   Strydom, W F ^a   Christie, A D M ^b   Waanders, F B ^c  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b S A Coal Estate   (South Africa)

^c NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Iron oxidation; Limestone neutralization

Indexed keywords

EID: 13944277077     PISSN: 10259112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10230-004-0043-1     Document Type: Article

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