Characterization and treatment of artisanal gold mine tailings

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 150, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 747-753

  de Andrade Lima, L R P ^a   Bernardez, L A ^a   Barbosa, L A D ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Characterization; Cleanup process; Electroleaching; Gold mine; Mercury removal; Solid waste

Indexed keywords

LEACHING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MERCURY (METAL); TAILINGS;

CLEANUP PROCESS; ELECTROLEACHING; MERCURY REMOVAL;

SOLID WASTES;

ACID; ALUMINUM; CHLORIDE; ELECTROLYTE; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; GOLD; IRON; MERCURY; SILICON DIOXIDE;

LEACHING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MERCURY (METAL); SOLID WASTES; TAILINGS;

ELECTRICAL METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GOLD MINE; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MINE WASTE; PARTICLE SIZE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLID WASTE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTAMINATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EXTRACTION; LEACHING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METAL RECOVERY; MINE TAILINGS; MOLECULAR STABILITY; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

ACETIC ACID; BRAZIL; CYANIDES; ELECTROLYSIS; GOLD; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METALS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MINING; PARTICLE SIZE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 38149015563     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.05.028     Document Type: Article

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