Determination of acid volatile sulfides and chromium reducible sulfides in Cu-Zn and Au mine tailings

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 155, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 35-50

  Praharaj, Tanmay ^a   Fortin, Danielle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acid volatile sulfide; Chromium reducible sulfide; Mine tailings; Pyrrhotite; Sulfate reducing bacteria

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; EXTRACTION; MICROORGANISMS; MINES; ORE TAILINGS; REACTION KINETICS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ACID VOLATILE SULFIDES (AVS); BIOTIC REACTIONS; CHROMIUM REDUCIBLE SULFIDES (CRS); MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES;

SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ACID; CHROMIUM; COPPER; GOLD; SULFIDE;

BACTERIUM; COPPER; SULFATE; ZINC;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ARTICLE; DECOMPOSITION; EXTRACTION; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; REDUCTION; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SEPARATION TECHNIQUE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO; TIMMINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 4944228735     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:WATE.0000026526.26339.c3     Document Type: Article

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