Estimating the longevity of limestone drains in treating acid mine drainage containing high concentrations of iron

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2344-2361

  Santomartino, Silvana ^a   Webb, John A ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DIFFUSION BARRIERS; IRON; PH EFFECTS;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE (AMD); LIMESTONE DRAINS; LIMESTONE GRAINS; LIMESTONE SYSTEMS;

LIMESTONE;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLUTION; DRAIN; ESTIMATION METHOD; IRON; LIMESTONE; LONGEVITY; NEUTRALIZATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY);

EID: 35348991022     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2007.04.020     Document Type: Article

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