Soil alteration by continued oxidation of pyrite tailings

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1152-1165

  Martin F ^a   Garcia I ^b   Diez M ^a   Sierra, M ^a   Simon, M ^b   Dorronsoro, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MINERALOGY; MORPHOLOGY; OXIDATION; PYRITES; TAILINGS;

ACIDIFICATION; ALTERATION PROCESSES; CATION-EXCHANGE CAPACITY; PYRITE TAILINGS;

SOIL MECHANICS;

ALUMINUM; FELDSPAR; GYPSUM; IRON; MORPHOLOGY; ORGANIC MATTER; OXIDATION; PHYLLOSILICATE; PYRITE; SOIL CARBON; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL PROPERTY; TAILINGS;

EID: 42149165417     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2007.11.012     Document Type: Article

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