The use of waste materials in the passive remediation of mine water pollution

Surveys in Geophysics

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-67

  Batty, Lesley C ^a   Younger, Paul L ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blast furnace slag; Green compost; Iron oxide; Manure; Mine water treatment; Paper waste; Passive systems

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED MINES; ALKALINITY; CONTAMINATION; WASTE UTILIZATION; WASTES; WATER POLLUTION; WETLANDS;

ARTIFICIAL ENERGY SOURCES; RECYCLED WASTE MATERIALS;

GEOPHYSICS;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; MINE DRAINAGE; RECYCLING; REMEDIATION; WASTE TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 1642446204     PISSN: 01693298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:GEOP.0000015387.12390.ab     Document Type: Article

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