Chemical stability of acid rock drainage treatment sludge and implications for sludge management

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1984-1990

  McDonald, Danny M ^a   Webb, John A ^a   Taylor, Jeff ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Earth Systems   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; DRAINAGE; HYDRATED LIME; LIMESTONE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SEWAGE SLUDGE; SYSTEM STABILITY;

ACID ROCK DRAINAGE (ARD); CHEMICAL STABILITY; LEACHABILITY; SLUDGE MANAGEMENT;

WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ALUMINUM; COPPER; IRON; METAL DERIVATIVE; ZINC;

ALKALINITY; DRAINAGE; HYDRATED LIME; LIMESTONE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SEWAGE SLUDGE; SYSTEM STABILITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

POLLUTION CONTROL; SLUDGE;

ACID ROCK DRAINAGE; ARTICLE; DRAIN; HYDRATION; IONIZATION; LEACHING; METAL BINDING; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PRECIPITATION; SLUDGE; SLUDGE TREATMENT; STRONG ACID LEACH TEST; WASTE WATER;

ACIDS; ALUMINUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IRON; METALS, HEAVY; MINING; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER MOVEMENTS; ZINC;

EID: 33645228138     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0515194     Document Type: Article

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