Processes of attenuation of dissolved arsenic downstream from historic gold mine sites, New Zealand

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 405, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 286-300

  Haffert, Laura ^a   Craw, Dave ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Arsenic attenuation; Dilution; HFO; Mesothermal gold deposits; Scorodite

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING; ARSENIC; ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; CALCINATION; CATCHMENTS; CHEMISORPTION; DEWATERING; DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; DISSOLUTION; DRAINAGE; GARNETS; GOLD; GRADIENT METHODS; HAFNIUM COMPOUNDS; IRON; MECHANISMS; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; MINES; MINING; NONMETALS; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SULFATE MINERALS; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL;

ADSORPTION SITES; ARSENIC ATTENUATION; CHEMICAL GRADIENTS; DILUTION; DRAINAGE WATERS; HFO; IRON OXY HYDROXIDES; MESOTHERMAL; MESOTHERMAL GOLD DEPOSITS; MINE SITES; NEW ZEALAND; POINT SOURCES; PROCESSING METHODS; REGIONAL SCALES; SCORODITE; SITE-SPECIFIC;

GOLD DEPOSITS;

ARSENIC; ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; FERRIC HYDROXIDE;

ARSENIC; CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DILUTION; DISSOLVED MATTER; DRAINAGE WATER; GOLD MINE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SCORODITE; SORPTION;

ARTICLE; CATCHMENT; DILUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; MINING; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADSORPTION; ARSENIC; GEOGRAPHY; GOLD; MINING; NEW ZEALAND; PRECIPITATION; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 53049102749     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.06.058     Document Type: Article

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