Transformation and mobilization of arsenic in the historic Cobalt mining camp, Ontario, Canada

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 92, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 133-150

  Kwong, Y T J ^a   Beauchemin, S ^a   Hossain, M F ^a   Gould, W D ^a  

^a Natural Resources Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arsenic speciation; As XANES; Microbial mediation; Redox effects; Sorption desorption

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC SPECIATION; EXTRACTION TESTS; MICROBIAL MEDIATION; REDOX EFFECTS;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARSENIC; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COBALT MINES; DESORPTION; EXTRACTION; REDOX REACTIONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SORPTION; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ARSENIC; DESORPTION; ISOTHERM; LEACHING; MINE WASTE; MINING; MOBILIZATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SORPTION; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); TRANSFORMATION;

CANADA; COBALT; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 33845922656     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2006.08.002     Document Type: Article

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