Methods for estimation of long-term non-carbonate neutralisation of acid rock drainage

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 408, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2129-2135

  Miller, Stuart D ^a   Stewart, Warwick S ^a   Rusdinar, Yuni ^b   Schumann, Russell E ^c   Ciccarelli, Joseph M ^c   Li, Jun ^c   Smart, Roger St C ^c  

^a Environmental Geochemistry International (EGi) P/L   (Australia)

^b PT FREEPORT INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Acid rock drainage; Covers; Neutralisation; Silicates

Indexed keywords

ACID GENERATION; ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ACID ROCK DRAINAGE; COVERS; DESIGN CRITERION; KINETIC DATABASE; LEACHATE CHEMISTRY; LEACHATES; NEUTRALISATION; RIGOROUS ANALYSIS;

ASSAYS; CARBONATE MINERALS; CARBONATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DRAINAGE; LEACHING; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; MINING; ROCKS; SILICATE MINERALS;

ACIDS;

CARBONIC ACID; COAL; COPPER; GOLD; IRON; LIMESTONE; MINERAL; SILICATE; SULFURIC ACID;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; CARBONATE ROCK; LEACHATE; MINERALOGY; NEUTRALIZATION; SILICATE; SILICATE MINERAL;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COAL MINING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; LEACHING; MINE TAILINGS; MINERALOGY; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROCK; SOIL CHEMISTRY; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

CARBONATES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; SILICATES; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SOLUBILITY; SULFURIC ACIDS; WATER MOVEMENTS;

EID: 77649179299     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.01.011     Document Type: Article

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