Mineralogical controls on environmental mobility of arsenic from historic mine processing residues, New Zealand

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1467-1483

  Haffert, Laura ^a   Craw, Dave ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MINERALOGY; PH EFFECTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL MOBILITY; MINE PROCESSING RESIDUES; MINERALOGICAL CONTROLS;

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS;

ARSENIC; ARSENOPYRITE; DRINKING WATER; MINE; MINERALOGY; SCORODITE; SILVER;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 43949137226     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2007.12.030     Document Type: Article

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