The cycling of Ni, Zn, Cu in the system "mine tailings-ground water-plants": A case study

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 30-52

  Sidenko, Nikolay V ^a   Khozhina, Elena I ^a   Sherriff, Barbara L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MINES; NICKEL; SULFIDE MINERALS; TAILINGS; ZINC;

CARBONATE BOUND METALS; MINE TAILINGS; PART PER MILLION (PPM);

GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MINE WASTE; NICKEL; OXIDATION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SOIL-VEGETATION INTERACTION; SULFIDE GROUP; TAILINGS; ZINC;

CANADA; MANITOBA; NORTH AMERICA;

CAREX AQUATILIS;

EID: 33845893326     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2006.07.019     Document Type: Article

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