Mineralogical constraints on the mobility of arsenic in tailings from Zimapán, Hidalgo, Mexico

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 26, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 23-40

  Romero, F M ^a   Armienta, M Aurora ^a   Villasenor G ^a   Gonzalez J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Metals; Mineralogy; Mining; Pollution; Tailings

Indexed keywords

CALCITE; GYPSUM; IRON; LEACHATE TREATMENT; LEAD; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; MINING; POLLUTION; PYRITES; QUARTZ; SORPTION; TAILINGS;

ARSENOPYRITE; BEUDANTITE; GOETHITE; K-JAROSITE; KAOLINITE; LEPIDOCROCITE; MINERALOGICAL CONSTRAINTS; PYRRHOTITE; SPHALERITE;

ARSENIC;

ALUMINUM SILICATE; ARSENIC; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM SULFATE; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; FERRIC OXIDE; IRON; LEAD; PYRITE; SILICON DIOXIDE; ZINC; ZINC SULFIDE;

ARSENIC; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HETEROGENEITY; LEACHATE; MINERALOGY; MOBILITY; OXIDATION; SORPTION;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; LEACHING; MEXICO; MICROSCOPY; MINERALOGY; MINING; OXIDATION; PH; REVIEW; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

HIDALGO; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; ZIMAPAN;

EID: 33646237330     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2006.009097     Document Type: Review

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