Hydrogeochemistry of alkaline steel slag leachates in the UK

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 195, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 35-50

  Mayes, W M ^a   Younger, P L ^a   Aumonier J ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Mineral Industry Research Organisation   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alkaline; Leachate; Remediation; Steel slag; Wetland

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING; ALUMINUM; BARIUM; CALCITE; CALCIUM; CARBONATE MINERALS; CHROMIUM; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; HEALTH; HYDROGEOLOGY; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS; LEAD; METALS; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; NICKEL ALLOYS; POLLUTION; SLAGS; STANDARDS; STEEL; SUGAR (SUCROSE); SURFACE WATERS; SURFACES; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ALKALINE; DATE BACK; DISPOSAL SITES; GROUND WATERS; HYDROCHEMICAL FACIES; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGICAL; LEACHATE; LEACHATES; POLLUTION PROBLEMS; REMEDIATION; SOURCE MATERIALS; STEEL SLAG; STEEL SLAGS; SURFACE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS; WETLAND;

SURFACE DISCHARGES;

ALUMINUM; BARIUM; BORON; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CHROMIUM; GROUND WATER; IRON; LEAD; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; STEEL; STRONTIUM; VANADIUM;

ALKALINITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISCHARGE; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; LEACHATE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; REMEDIATION; SLAG; STEEL; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER QUALITY; WETLAND;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ECONOMIC ASPECT; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; INDUSTRY; LEACHING; PH; POLLUTION; SEDIMENT; SLAG; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER QUALITY; WETLAND;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 52549131306     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-008-9725-9     Document Type: Article

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