Arsenic removal from mine and process waters by lime/phosphate precipitation

TMS Annual Meeting

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 71-86

  Twidwell, Larry G ^a   McCloskey, Jay ^b   Lee, Michelle G ^b   Saran, Jennifer ^c  

^a MONTANA TECH OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b MSE Technology Applications Incorporated   (United States)

^c Kennecott Copper   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Apatite; Johnbaumite; Stability

Indexed keywords

AGING; APATITE; JOHNBAUMITE; MINE WASTE WATER;

GROUNDWATER; LIME; MINES; PHOSPHATES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SMELTING; THERMODYNAMICS;

ARSENIC;

EID: 23244454630     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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