Zero-valent iron and organic carbon mixtures for remediation of acid mine drainage: Batch experiments

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2214-2225

  Lindsay, Matthew B J ^a   Ptacek, Carol J ^a,b   Blowes, David W ^a   Gould, W Douglas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; EXPERIMENTS; IRON; MINING; ORGANIC CARBON; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

ACID-MINE DRAINAGE (AMD); BATCH EXPERIMENTS; CARBON MIXTURES; ZERO VALENT IRON (NZVI);

DRAINAGE;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IRON; IRON-REDUCING BACTERIUM; ORGANIC CARBON; POLLUTION CONTROL; REDUCTION; REMEDIATION; WATER TREATMENT;

EID: 48049091375     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2008.03.005     Document Type: Article

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