A simplified method for estimation of jarosite and acid-forming sulfates in acid mine wastes

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 373, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 391-403

  Li, Jun ^a   Smart, Roger St C ^a   Schumann, Russell C ^a   Gerson, Andrea R ^a   Levay, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Acid potential; Acid rock drainage; Jarosite; Melanterite; Sulfate minerals

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ACID POTENTIAL (AP); ACID ROCK DRAINAGE; JAROSITE; MELANTERITE;

CARBONATES; DECOMPOSITION; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; QUARTZ; WASTES;

SULFATE MINERALS;

ARGON; CALCIUM SULFATE; FERRIC SULFATE; FERROUS SULFATE; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; IRON; JAROSITE; MELANTERITE; PYRITE; SILICON DIOXIDE; SULFATE; SULFIDE; SULFUR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; CARBONATE; ESTIMATION METHOD; EXTRACTION METHOD; GYPSUM; JAROSITE; MINE WASTE; PYRITE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); SULFATE; TAILINGS;

ACCURACY; ACID BASE BALANCE; ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ARTICLE; EXTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOIL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEMPERATURE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EID: 33846279013     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2006.11.012     Document Type: Article

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