Metal contamination from abandoned mining sites: Experimental investigation of possible remediation techniques

Land Contamination and Reclamation

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-20

  Concas, A ^a,b   Patteri, C ^c   Cincotti, A ^a,c   Cao, G ^a,b,c  

^a Laboratorio di Cagliari del Consorzio Interuniversitario la Chimica Per l'Ambiente   (Italy)

^b POLARIS   (Italy)

^c LabCagliariConsorzio InterunivNaz   (Italy)

Author keywords

Heavy metal extraction; Hydrochloric acid leaching; Mine wastes; Soil remediation

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED MINE; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REMEDIATION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

EID: 1842710901     PISSN: 09670513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2462/09670513.634     Document Type: Article

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