Transformation of natural As-associated ferrihydrite downstream of a remediated mining site

European Journal of Mineralogy

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 187-195

  Gautier, Jérôme ^a   Grosbois, Cécile ^a   Courtin Nomade, Alexandra ^a   Floc'h, Jean Pierre ^a   Martin, François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMOGES   (France)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Crystallinity transformation; Ferrihydrite

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; HEMATITE; HUMIDITY CONTROL; IONIC STRENGTH; REDOX REACTIONS;

AQUEOUS TRANSFORMATION; FERRIHYDRITES; IRON OXYHYDROXIDES; MINING ENVIRONMENTS; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; THERMAL TRANSFORMATIONS; TRANSFORMATION PROCESS; WATER COMPOSITION;

CRYSTALLINITY;

ARSENIC; CRYSTALLINITY; FERRIHYDRITE; MINING; TRANSFORMATION;

EID: 33646594727     PISSN: 09351221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0935-1221/2006/0018-0187     Document Type: Article

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