Hydrous silica coatings: Occurrence, speciation of metals, and environmental significance

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 23, 2009, Pages 8775-8780

  Schindler, Michael ^a   Durocher, Jennifer L ^a   Abdu, Yassir ^b   Hawthorne, Frank C ^b  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC CONDITIONS; ACIDIC SOILS; AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE; HYDROUS SILICA; MINE TAILINGS; ONTARIO; OXYHYDROXIDES; POND WATER; SCHWERTMANNITE; SILICA COATINGS; SILICA MATRIX; SPECTROSCOPIC EXAMINATION;

AQUIFERS; CHROMIUM; GRANITE; HYDROGEOLOGY; LEAD; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; METALS; MINERALS; MINING; SILICA; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICON; ZINC;

CHROMATE COATINGS;

ARSENIC; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; HYDROUS SILICA; IRON; LAKE WATER; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; SILICON; SILICON DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC;

ACID SOIL; COATING; MINE WASTE; NUCLEATION; OUTCROP; POND; SILICA; SURFACE AREA; TAILINGS;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GRANITE; MICROSCOPY; MINE TAILINGS; SOIL; SPECTROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ADSORPTION; ALUMINUM SILICATES; ELEMENTS; ENVIRONMENT; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; METALS; NANOPARTICLES; SILICON DIOXIDE; SOIL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; SUDBURY;

EID: 72249110044     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es9018817     Document Type: Article

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