Geochemical and environmental controls on the genesis of soluble efflorescent salts in Coastal Mine Tailings Deposits: A discussion based on reactive transport modeling

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 111, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 65-82

  Bea, S A ^a   Ayora, C ^a   Carrera, J ^a   Saaltink, M W ^b   Dold, B ^c  

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

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

Author keywords

Multiphase flow; NaCl CuCl2 system; Pitzer; Reactive transport modeling; Tailings; Unsaturated zone; Water soluble efflorescences

Indexed keywords

AIR HUMIDITY; CAPILLARY BARRIERS; CATION EXCHANGES; CLAY FRACTIONS; COASTAL AREA; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; GEOCHEMICAL CONDITIONS; GROUNDWATER COMPOSITION; HIGH EVAPORATION RATE; HIGH SOLUBILITY; HUMAN EXPOSURES; HYPER-ARID CLIMATE; KEY PARAMETERS; MAJOR IONS; MINE TAILINGS; NACL-CUCL2 SYSTEM; REACTIVE TRANSPORT MODELING; REACTIVE TRANSPORT MODELS; REMEDIATION STRATEGIES; SOLUBLE SALTS; UNSATURATED ZONE;

CALCIUM; COASTAL ZONES; COPPER COMPOUNDS; DRYING; EFFLORESCENCE; GROUNDWATER; HEAVY METALS; HYDROGEOLOGY; ION EXCHANGE; MINING; MULTIPHASE FLOW; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; ZINC;

SEAWATER;

CALCIUM ION; CHLORIDE ION; COPPER ION; ERIOCHALCITE; FRESH WATER; GROUND WATER; HALIDE; HALITE; MAGNESIUM ION; POTASSIUM ION; SEA WATER; SILVITE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM ION; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

GEOCHEMISTRY; HALITE; MINE WASTE; MULTIPHASE FLOW; REACTIVE TRANSPORT; REMEDIATION; SALT; SEAWATER; SOLUBILITY; TAILINGS; VADOSE ZONE;

ARTICLE; CATION EXCHANGE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHILE; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; EVAPORATION; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HUMIDITY; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASHORE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLUBILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURFACE WATER HYDROLOGY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; TRANSPORT MEDIUM; WATER FLOW; WATER SAMPLING;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS, HEAVY; MINING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CHILE;

EID: 74849095697     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2009.12.005     Document Type: Article

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