Arsenic release from iron rich mineral processing waste: Influence of pH and redox potential

Chemosphere

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 775-782

  Al Abed, Souhail R ^a   Jegadeesan, G ^b   Purandare, J ^c   Allen, D ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b PEGASUS TECHNICAL SERVICES INC   (United States)

^c Englandgeosystem Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Iron; Mineral processing waste; pH; Redox potential

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; EXTRACTION; IRON; LEACHING; PH EFFECTS; REDOX REACTIONS;

MINERAL PROCESSING WASTE; REDOX POTENTIAL;

ARSENIC;

ACID; ARSENIC; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; IRON; IRON OXIDE; MINERAL;

ARSENIC; CONTAMINATION; EXTRACTION; IRON; LEACHING; PH EFFECTS; REDOX REACTIONS;

ARSENIC; IRON; MINERAL PROCESSING; MOBILITY; PH; REDOX POTENTIAL; WASTE TREATMENT;

ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; BATCH PROCESS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTAMINATION; DESORPTION; EXTRACTION; LEACHING; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PH; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRECIPITATION; SOLID WASTE; SOLUBILITY; SOLUBILIZATION; THERMODYNAMICS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 33751222206     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.07.045     Document Type: Article

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