Investigation of pyrite oxidation and acid mine drainage characterization associated with Razi active coal mine and coal washing waste dumps in the Azad shahr-Ramian region, northeast Iran

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1547-1560

  Ardejani, F Doulati ^a   Shokri, B Jodeiri ^a   Bagheri, M ^a   Soleimani, E ^a  

^a SHAHROOD UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Azad shahr Ramian; Coal waste; Numerical model; Pyrite oxidation

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; AZAD SHAHR-RAMIAN; COAL WASTE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PYRITE OXIDATION;

ACIDS; ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; COAL INDUSTRY; COAL MINES; COAL PREPARATION; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DRAINAGE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OXIDATION RESISTANCE; SURFACE WATERS; WASHING; WATER POLLUTION;

OXIDATION;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; CARBONATE ROCK; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COAL MINE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; MINE WASTE; MINING INDUSTRY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OXIDATION; PH; PYRITE; SAMPLING; SURFACE WATER; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER POLLUTION;

AZAD SHAHR; GOLESTAN; IRAN; RAMIAN;

PIPERACEAE;

EID: 78049317684     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-010-0469-7     Document Type: Article

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