Hydrotalcite formation for contaminant removal from ranger mine process water

Mine Water and the Environment

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 108-115

  Douglas, G B ^a   Wendling, L A ^a   Pleysier, R ^a   Trefry, M G ^a,b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hydrotalcite; Uranium; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953511044     PISSN: 10259112     EISSN: 16161068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10230-010-0106-4     Document Type: Article

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