Dissolution of lead- and lead-arsenic-jarosites at pH 2 and 8 and 20 °C: Insights from batch experiments

Chemical Geology

Volumn 229, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 344-361

  Smith, Adrian M L ^a,b,c,d   Dubbin, William E ^a   Wright, Kate ^b,e   Hudson Edwards, Karen A ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^b DAVY FARADAY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Entec UK Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^e CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Dissolution; Fe hydroxide; Pb sulphate; Pb As jarosite; Pb jarosite

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ARSENIC; DISSOLUTION; JAROSITE; LEAD; PH;

EID: 33747618280     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2005.11.006     Document Type: Article

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