Leachability of arsenic and heavy metals from mine tailings of abandoned metal mines

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2865-2879

  Lim, Mihee ^a   Han, Gi Chun ^a   Ahn, Ji Whan ^a   You, Kwang Suk ^a   Kim, Hyung Seok ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Geosceince and Mineral Resources   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Abandoned mines; Arsenic (As); EPA method 6010; Heavy metals; Mine tailings; Sequential extraction; Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP)

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); KOREA; LEACHING; MINE TAILINGS; MINING;

EID: 73449105759     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph6112865     Document Type: Article

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