Accelerated weathering of biosolid-amended copper mine tailings

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1293-1301

  Pond, Andrew P ^a   White, Scott A ^a   Milczarek, Michael ^b   Thompson, Thomas L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b GeoSystems Analysis Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LEACHING; MINERALOGY; NITROGEN OXIDES; PH EFFECTS; TAILINGS; VEGETATION;

ACIDIC TAILINGS; BIOSOLIDS; CIRCUMNEUTRAL TAILINGS; KINETIC WEATHERING CELLS;

COPPER MINES;

COPPER; METAL; NICKEL; NITRATE; PENTETIC ACID; SULFATE; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOSOLID; COPPER MINE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; KINETIC WEATHERING CELL; LABORATORY; LEACHING; MINE TAILING; MINERALOGY; MINING; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; NITRIFICATION; PH; REACTOR; REVEGETATION; SIMULATION; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; WEATHERING;

BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; COPPER; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; MINING; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 22944451128     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2004.0405     Document Type: Article

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