Acid Mine Drainage (AMD): causes, treatment and case studies

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 14, Issue 12-13 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 1139-1145

  Akcil, Ata ^a   Koldas, Soner ^b  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acid Mine Drainage; Chemical and biological treatment; Environmental; Mining

Indexed keywords

CIVIL ENGINEERING; DRAINAGE; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; QUARRYING;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL;

MINES;

EID: 33646106569     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2004.09.006     Document Type: Review

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