Numerical simulation of trace element transport on subsurface environment pollution in coal mine spoil

Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 97-104

  Qiang, Xue ^a,b   Bing, Liang ^c   Hui yun, Wang ^a   Lei, Liu ^c  

^a WUHAN POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c LIAONING TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Coal mine spoil; Leaching; Numerical simulation; Rainfall intensity; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER; RAIN; TRACE ELEMENT; WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; COAL MINING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENT; LABORATORY; LEACHING; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METHODOLOGY; PH MEASUREMENT; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; SOIL QUALITY; THEORETICAL STUDY; TIME; TRANSPORT KINETICS; WATER FLOW; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 33745122695     PISSN: 0946672X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2005.12.003     Document Type: Article

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