Natural attenuation of antimony in mine drainage water

Geochemical Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-27

  Manaka, Mitsuo ^a   Yanase, Nobuyuki ^b   Sato, Tsutomu ^c   Fukushi, Keisuke ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimony; Mine drainage water; Natural attenuation; Nishinomaki; Schwertmannite

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED MINE; ANTIMONY; DRAINAGE WATER; MINE DRAINAGE; NATURAL ATTENUATION; SCHWERTMANNITE;

EID: 34147192900     PISSN: 00167002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2343/geochemj.41.17     Document Type: Article

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