Limestone neutralisation of arsenic-rich effluent from a gold mine

Mine Water and the Environment

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 46-51

  De Beer, M ^a,b   Mathews, E H ^b   Krueger, D ^b   Maree, J ^a   Mbhele, N ^a   Phalanndwa, M ^a   Novhe, O ^a  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

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EID: 41049096546     PISSN: 10259112     EISSN: 16161068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10230-007-0023-3     Document Type: Article

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