Estimation of temporal changes in oxidation rates of sulphides in copper mine tailings at Laver, Northern Sweden

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 408, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1386-1392

  Alakangas, Lena ^a   Öhlander, Björn ^a   Lundberg, Angela ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Element release; Laver; Mass transport; Oxygen diffusion; Sulphide oxidation; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; COPPER MINE TAILINGS; COVELLITE; MASS TRANSPORT; OXIDATION FRONT; OXIDATION RATES; OXYGEN DIFFUSION; SECONDARY PRECIPITATES; SULPHIDE OXIDATION; TEMPORAL CHANGE; WATER COURSE;

ACIDS; COPPER MINES; DIFFUSION IN GASES; DRAINAGE; GYPSUM; IRON ORES; LEAKAGE (FLUID); MASS TRANSFER; MINING; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; SULFUR; TAILINGS DISPOSAL; ZINC; ZINC SULFIDE;

TAILINGS;

CALCIUM SULFATE; COPPER; SULFIDE; SULFUR; SURFACE WATER; ZINC;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; COPPER; ESTIMATION METHOD; MASS TRANSPORT; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; PH; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); PYRRHOTITE; STREAMWATER; SULFIDE; SURFACE WATER; TAILINGS; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MINE TAILINGS; OXIDATION KINETICS; OXYGEN DIFFUSION; PH; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WEATHERING;

COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; KINETICS; MINING; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; RIVERS; SULFIDES; SWEDEN; TIME; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

LAVER MINE; NORRBOTTEN; SWEDEN;

PORPHYRA UMBILICALIS;

EID: 74449090590     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.11.005     Document Type: Article

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