Influence of hydrology on heavy metal speciation and mobility in a Pb-Zn mine tailing

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 310-320

  Kovács, Elza ^a   Dubbin, William E ^b   Tamás, János ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heavy metal; Hydrology; Mine tailing; Oxidation; Speciation

Indexed keywords

BIOLABILITY; HEAVY METAL SPECIATION; MINE TAILING; SPECIATION;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CALCITE; COPPER; HYDROLOGY; LEAD; MINING; OXIDATION; SOLUBILITY; TOXIC MATERIALS; TOXICITY; ZINC;

HEAVY METALS;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; COPPER; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; PYRITE; ZINC;

HYDROLOGY; OXIDATION; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); TAILINGS;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HYDROLOGY; MINING; OXIDATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; SEDIMENTATION;

BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CADMIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; COPPER; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IRON; IRON COMPOUNDS; LEAD; METALS, HEAVY; MINERALS; MINING; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PARTICLE SIZE; SOLUBILITY; SULFIDES; WATER; ZINC;

EID: 33645124675     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2005.08.043     Document Type: Article

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