Element flows associated with marine shore mine tailings deposits

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 752-758

  Dold, Bernhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARITY; COPPER; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FLOTATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINING; NICKEL; OXIDATION; POSITIVE IONS; PYRITES; SHORE PROTECTION; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TAILINGS; ZINC;

EOLIAN TRANSPORT; FLOTATION TAILINGS; SECONDARY CHLORIDES; SHORELINE;

MARINE POLLUTION;

ARSENIC; CHLORIDE; COPPER ION; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; PYRITE; SULFATE; ZINC ION;

CAPILLARITY; COPPER; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FLOTATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; MARINE POLLUTION; MINING; NICKEL; OXIDATION; POSITIVE IONS; PYRITES; SHORE PROTECTION; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); TAILINGS; ZINC;

ELEMENT MOBILITY; MARINE POLLUTION; MINE DRAINAGE; TAILINGS;

ARTICLE; CHILE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVAPORATION; FLOTATION; MINING; OXIDATION; PH; SEASHORE; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

EL SALVADOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METALS, HEAVY; MINING; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SOLUBILITY; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS;

CENTRAL AMERICA; EL SALVADOR [CENTRAL AMERICA];

EID: 32344440965     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es051475z     Document Type: Article

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