Life cycle assessment of mine tailings management in Canada

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 471-479

  Reid, Catherine ^a   Bécaert, Valérie ^a   Aubertin, Michel ^b   Rosenbaum, Ralph K ^a   Deschênes, Louise ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Université Laval   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage control; IMPACT 2002+; Land use category; Life cycle impact assessment; Mine tailings management

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; COPPER; DESULFURIZATION; DRAINAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; LAND FILL; LAND USE; LIFE CYCLE; MANAGEMENT; MINES; MINING; PLANT SHUTDOWNS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; REVEGETATION; SOIL CONSERVATION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WASTE DISPOSAL; ZINC;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE CONTROL; IMPACT 2002+; LAND-USE CATEGORY; LIFE CYCLE IMPACT ASSESSMENT; MINE TAILINGS MANAGEMENT;

TAILINGS DISPOSAL;

EID: 58049196827     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2008.08.014     Document Type: Article

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