Immobilization of toxic elements in mine residues derived from mining activities in the Iberian Pyrite Belt (SW Spain): Laboratory experiments

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1919-1935

  Pérez López, Rafael ^a   Nieto, José Miguel ^a   de Almodóvar, Gabriel Ruiz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DECONTAMINATION; FLY ASH; MINING; OXIDATION; PH EFFECTS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WASTES;

HUMAN CONSUMPTION; MINE RESIDUES; NON SATURATED COLUMNS;

TOXIC MATERIALS;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; FLY ASH; IMMOBILIZATION; LEACHATE; LEACHING; MINE WASTE; NEUTRALIZATION; OXIDATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; RESIDUAL FLOW; SULFIDE; TAILINGS; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ANDALUCIA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; EURASIA; EUROPE; GULF OF CADIZ; HUELVA [ANDALUCIA]; HUELVA [HUELVA (PRV)]; IBERIAN PENINSULA; IBERIAN PYRITE BELT; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 34548042305     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2007.03.055     Document Type: Article

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