Efficacy of lime mud residues from kraft mills to amend oxidized mine tailings before permanent flooding

Journal of Environmental Engineering and Science

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 241-256

  Catalan, Lionel J J ^a   Kumari, Abha ^a  

^a LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Flooding; Lime mud residue; Recaust; Tailings; Water cover

Indexed keywords

ACIDITY; HYDROLOGY; KRAFT PROCESS; KRAFT PULP; MINE FLOODING; OXIDATION; TAILINGS;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; LIME MUD RESIDUES; RECAUST; WATER COVER;

LIME;

ACIDITY; FLOODING; KRAFT MILLS; KRAFT PULPS; OXIDATION; RESIDUES; TAILINGS; WHITE LIQUOR MUD;

EID: 27544477667     PISSN: 14962551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/s04-070     Document Type: Article

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