Weathering of primary minerals and mobility of major elements in soils affected by an accidental spill of pyrite tailing

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 378, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 49-52

  Martín, Francisco ^a   Diez, María ^a   García, Inés ^b   Simón, Mariano ^b   Dorronsoro, Carlos ^a   Iriarte, Ángel ^c   Aguilar, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

^c CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acidic solution; Major elements; Mineral neoformation; Pyrite tailings

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GYPSUM; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; MINES; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); PYRITES; SILICATES; WEATHERING;

ACIDIC SOLUTIONS; MAJOR ELEMENTS; MINERAL NEOFORMATION; PYRITE TAILINGS;

SOILS;

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; CALCIUM SULFATE; CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HYDROXYL GROUP; IRON; MAGNESIUM; POTASSIUM; PYRITE; SILICATE; SULFATE;

ACCIDENT; ACID; MINE; PYRITE; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL QUALITY; TAILINGS; WEATHERING;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; LEACHING; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL PROPERTY; SOLUBILITY; SPILLAGE; WEATHERING;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM SULFATE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; IRON; METALS; MINING; SOIL; SPAIN; SULFATES; SULFIDES;

ANDALUCIA; AZNALCOLLAR; EURASIA; EUROPE; SEVILLA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 34147148608     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.01.031     Document Type: Article

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