The impact of cemented layers and hardpans on oxygen diffusivity in mining waste heaps A field study of the Halsbrücke lead-zinc mine tailings (Germany)

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 408, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 5932-5939

  Kohfahl, Claus ^a   Graupner, Torsten ^b   Fetzer, Christian ^c   Pekdeger, Asaf ^c  

^a INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

^b FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES BGR   (Germany)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Fibre optic oxygen measurements; Mine waste heap; Oxygen diffusion; Pyrite oxidation

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; FIBRE OPTIC; MINE WASTE HEAP; OXYGEN DIFFUSION; PYRITE OXIDATION;

ACIDS; DIFFUSION IN GASES; DRAINAGE; FLOTATION; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; GYPSUM; LEAD; LOCATION; ORE TREATMENT; OXIDATION; OXYGEN SENSORS; PHASE SEPARATION; TAILINGS; TAILINGS DISPOSAL; WATER CONTENT; ZINC; ZINC MINES; ZINC SULFIDE;

OXYGEN SUPPLY;

LEAD; PYRITE; ZINC;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; CEMENTATION; DIFFUSIVITY; GRAIN SIZE; LEAD; MINE WASTE; OXIDATION; OXYGEN; PYRITE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TAILINGS; WATER RETENTION; ZINC;

ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOCHEMISTRY; GERMANY; MINERALOGY; MINING; OXIDATION; OXYGEN DIFFUSION; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN SUPPLY; PERMEABILITY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; WATER RETENTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GERMANY; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LEAD; MINING; OXYGEN; POROSITY; REFUSE DISPOSAL; ZINC;

FREIBERG; GERMANY; SAXONY;

EID: 77958101213     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.08.034     Document Type: Article

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