Metal mobility in alum shale from Öland, Sweden

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 157-165

  Falk, Helena ^a   Lavergren, Ulf ^a   Bergbäck, Bo ^a  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alum shale; Black shale; Environmental geochemistry; Heavy metals; Leaching; Weathering

Indexed keywords

ALUM SHALE; BLACK SHALE; ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS;

GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; HEAVY METALS; LEACHING; PH; WEATHERING;

SHALE;

BLACK SHALE; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; HEAVY METAL; LEACHING; SURFACE WATER; WEATHERING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; KALMAR [SWEDEN]; NORTHERN EUROPE; OLAND; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 33746359655     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2005.10.001     Document Type: Article

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