Field multi-step limestone and MgO passive system to treat acid mine drainage with high metal concentrations

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2301-2311

  Caraballo, Manuel A ^a   Rötting, Tobias S ^b   Macías, Francisco ^a   Nieto, José Miguel ^a   Ayora, Carlos ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; AMORPHOUS AL3; CONVENTIONAL TREATMENTS; CRYSTALLINE SOLIDS; DIVALENT METALS; HIGH POROSITY; MAGNESIA POWDERS; MATRIX; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; MULTI-STEP; PASSIVE SYSTEMS; PASSIVE TREATMENT; PREFERENTIAL FLOWS; SCHWERTMANNITE; TREATMENT PERFORMANCE; WOOD SHAVINGS;

ACIDS; ALUMINUM; CADMIUM; DRAINAGE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GYPSUM; LIMESTONE; METAL RECOVERY; METALS; MINING; ZINC;

TANKS (CONTAINERS);

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GOETHITE; GYPSUM; LIMESTONE; MAGNESIUM; OXIDATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POROSITY; REMEDIATION; WASTE TREATMENT;

EID: 70350622306     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2009.09.007     Document Type: Article

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