Partitioning of major and trace inorganic contaminants in fly ash acid mine drainage derived solid residues

International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 519-534

  Gitari, W M ^a   Petrik, L F ^b   Key, D L ^b   Okujeni, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Fly ash; Neutralization; Residue; Sequential extraction

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; AMORPHOUS MEDIUM; BORON; CARBONATE; DATABASE; FLY ASH; NEUTRALIZATION; PH; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); WASTE TREATMENT; WATER CHEMISTRY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 77953590890     PISSN: 17351472     EISSN: 17352630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03326161     Document Type: Article

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