Effective remediation of grossly polluted acidic, and metal-rich, spoil heap drainage using a novel, low-cost, permeable reactive barrier in Northumberland, UK

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 261-268

  Jarvis, A P ^a   Moustafa, M ^a   Orme, P H A ^a   Younger, P L ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial sulphate reduction; Permeable reactive barrier; Spoil drainage; United Kingdom; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL SULFATE REDUCTION; PERMEABLE REACTIVE BARRIER; SPOIL DRAINAGE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACIDITY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COST EFFECTIVENESS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; PH EFFECTS; REMEDIATION; WATER TREATMENT;

DRAINAGE;

GROUND WATER;

BARRIER (EQUIPMENT); COAL INDUSTRY; DRAINAGE; METAL; POLLUTION; REMEDIATION;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; LAND DRAINAGE; PLUME; POLLUTION; REDUCTION; UNITED KINGDOM; WETLAND;

BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; IRON; METALS, HEAVY; MINING; PERMEABILITY; RAIN; SULFATES; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHUMBERLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33646520374     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2005.11.028     Document Type: Article

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