Mineralogy and characterization of arsenic, iron, and lead in a mine waste-derived fertilizer

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 4874-4879

  Williams, Aaron G B ^a   Scheckel, Kirk G ^a   Tolaymat, Thabet ^a   Impellitteri, Christopher A ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGLESITE; DEIONIZED WATER; REDUCED PHASES; SOLID-STATE SPECIATION;

ARSENIC; GRANULAR MATERIALS; IRON; LEAD; MOSSBAUER SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDATION;

FERTILIZERS;

ARSENIC; DRINKING WATER; FERTILIZER; IRON; IRON OXIDE; LEAD; LEAD SULFIDE; PYRITE;

ARSENIC; FERTILIZERS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; IRON; LEAD; MOSSBAUER SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDATION;

ARSENIC; ARSENOPYRITE; BIOAVAILABILITY; FERTILIZER; GALENA; HEALTH IMPACT; IRON; LEAD; MINE WASTE; MINERALOGY; SPECTROSCOPY; WATER QUALITY;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; FRACTIONATION; MINERALOGY; MINING; MOSSBAUER SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDATION; PRECIPITATION; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; SOLID STATE; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER STANDARD; X RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

ADSORPTION; ARSENIC; ARSENICALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; FERTILIZERS; IRON; IRON COMPOUNDS; LEAD; MINERALS; OXYGEN; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; SPECTROSCOPY, MOSSBAUER; SULFIDES; TEMPERATURE; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

ARSENIC; FERTILIZERS; GRANULES; IRON; LEAD; OXIDATION;

EID: 33747468663     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es060853c     Document Type: Article

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