Effect of imposed anaerobic conditions on metals release from acid-mine drainage contaminated streambed sediments

Water Research

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 328-336

  Butler, Barbara A ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Iron oxyhydroxides; Manganese oxyhydroxides; Metal sulfides; Remediation

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE; IRON COMPOUNDS; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC CARBON; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; ZINC;

ANAEROBIC CONDITIONS; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; IRON OXYHYDROXIDES; MANGANESE OXYHYDROXIDE; METAL SULFIDES; METALS RELEASE; SEDIMENT SAMPLES; SEDIMENT SIZE FRACTIONS; STREAM WATER; STREAMBED SEDIMENTS;

DISSOLUTION;

CADMIUM; CARBON; COPPER; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; IRON; MANGANESE; SULFATE; ZINC;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BURIAL (GEOLOGY); CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; IRON HYDROXIDE; MINING; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REMEDIATION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; STREAM BED;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EXTRACTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; STREAM (RIVER); UNITED STATES; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

COLORADO; NORTH FORK CLEAR CREEK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78649649417     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2010.07.077     Document Type: Article

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