Petrographic, mineralogical and geochemical characterization of the Serrinha coal waste pile (Douro Coalfield, Portugal) and the potential environmental impacts on soil, sediments and surface waters

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 456-466

  Ribeiro, J ^a   Ferreira da Silva, E ^b   Li, Z ^c   Ward, C ^c   Flores, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coal waste pile; Douro Coalfield; Environmental impact; Geochemistry; Mineralogy; Petrology

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; COAL FIELDS; COAL WASTES; DRAINAGE SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; HETEROGENEITY OF THE MATERIAL; INORGANIC MATTERS; LEACHATES; MINING ACTIVITIES; PETROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; PORTUGAL; SEDIMENTS AND WATERS; SILICATE FRACTIONS; SMALL MINE; WASTE MATERIALS; WASTE PILES;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; ANTHRACITE; BARIUM; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CARBONACEOUS SHALE; CATCHMENTS; CHROMIUM; CLAY MINERALS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL INDUSTRY; COAL MINES; COBALT; COBALT COMPOUNDS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DRAINAGE; HEAVY METALS; HEAVY WATER; LEACHING; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; PETROGRAPHY; PETROLOGY; PILES; ROCKS; RUBIDIUM; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SILICATE MINERALS; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS; WEATHERING; ZINC; ZINC SULFIDE; ZIRCONIUM;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ANTHRACITE; CHEMICAL WEATHERING; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COAL; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOCHEMISTRY; LITHOLOGY; MINE WASTE; MINERALOGY; PETROGRAPHY; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION;

DOURO COALFIELD; PORTUGAL;

EID: 77956180604     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2010.06.006     Document Type: Article

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