Spectroscopic study of precipitates formed during removal of selenium from mine drainage spiked with selenate using permeable reactive materials

Geochemical Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 283-294

  Sasaki, Keiko ^a   Blowes, David W ^b   Ptacek, Carol J ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anaerobic condition; Permeable reactive barrier; Selenium; X ray photoelectron spectroscopy; Zero valence iron

Indexed keywords

ANOXIC CONDITIONS; MINE DRAINAGE; MINERALOGY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SELENATE; SELENIUM; SULFATE; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 55349142528     PISSN: 00167002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2343/geochemj.42.283     Document Type: Article

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