Element discharge from pyritic mine tailings at limited oxygen availability in column experiments

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 184-202

  Malmström, Maria E ^a   Gleisner, Magdalena ^b   Herbert, Roger B ^c  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; GROUNDWATER; OXIDATION; PH EFFECTS; PYRITES; SATURATION (MATERIALS COMPOSITION); SURFACE WATERS;

ACIDITY PRODUCTION; ELEMENT DISCHARGES; SPHALERITE; SULFIDE MINERAL OXIDATION;

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS);

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; MINE WASTE; OXIDATION; PYRITE; SULFIDE; TAILINGS;

EID: 29144515751     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2005.09.006     Document Type: Article

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