Solid-phase control on the mobility of potentially toxic elements in an abandoned lead/zinc mine tailings impoundment, Taxco, Mexico

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 109-127

  Romero, F M ^a   Armienta, M A ^a   Gonzalez Hernandez G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD MINES; MINERALOGY; PH EFFECTS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SOIL MECHANICS; TAILINGS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

ACTIVE OXIDATION; NATURAL ATTENUATION; PRECIPITATES; SULFIDE OXIDATION;

ZINC MINES;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELEMENT MOBILITY; IMPOUNDMENT; LEAD; MINE WASTE; NATURAL ATTENUATION; OXIDATION; PH; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SULFIDE GROUP; TAILINGS; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; ZINC;

GUERRERO; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; TAXCO;

EID: 33845914040     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2006.07.017     Document Type: Article

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