Hydrogeochemical characteristics of acid mine drainage and water pollution at Makum Coalfield, India

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 75-82

  Equeenuddin, Sk Md ^a   Tripathy, S ^b   Sahoo, P K ^b   Panigrahi, M K ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Coal mines; Metal contamination

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ALKALINE CONDITIONS; COAL FIELDS; COAL MINING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; FERRIHYDRITES; GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; GEOCHEMICAL MODELING; HIGH CONCENTRATION; HYDROGEOCHEMICAL; JAROSITES; METAL CONTAMINATION; SCHWERTMANNITE; SOLID PHASIS; STUDY AREAS; SULPHATES;

ACIDS; CHROMIUM; COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL INDUSTRY; CONTAMINATION; DRAINAGE; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDRATES; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MANGANESE REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); MINING; RIVER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; ZINC;

COAL MINES;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; COAL MINE; FERRIHYDRITE; GOETHITE; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; JAROSITE; PYRITE; RIVER WATER; SCHWERTMANNITE; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

INDIA;

EID: 77954215574     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2010.04.006     Document Type: Article

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