Evaluation of long-term sulfide oxidation processes within pyrrhotite-rich tailings, Lynn Lake, Manitoba

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 83, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 149-170

  Gunsinger, M R ^a   Ptacek, C J ^a,b   Blowes, D W ^a   Jambor, J L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Gaseous diffusion; Geochemical models; Pyrrhotite; Sulfide oxidation; Tailings

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; GEOCHEMISTRY; OXIDATION; TAILINGS; WEATHERING;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; GASEOUS DIFFUSION; GEOCHEMICAL MODELS; PYRRHOTITE; SULFIDE OXIDATION;

SULFUR;

IRON; NICKEL; PYRRHOTITE; SULFATE; SULFIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DIFFUSION; GEOCHEMISTRY; OXIDATION; SULFUR; TAILINGS; WEATHERING;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; PYRRHOTITE; SULFIDE;

ARTICLE; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINERALOGY; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; MINING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SULFIDES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

CANADA; MANITOBA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 31144447768     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2005.10.013     Document Type: Article

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