Long-term evaluation of a composite cover overlaying a sulfidic tailings facility

Mine Water and the Environment

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 137-145

  Patterson, B M ^a   Robertson, B S ^a   Woodbury, R J ^a   Talbot, B ^b   Davis, G B ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Kwinana Nickel Refinery   (Australia)

Author keywords

Composite cover; Oxygen ingress; Sulfidic; Tailings; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748576938     PISSN: 10259112     EISSN: 16161068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10230-006-0125-3     Document Type: Article

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