Pilot-scale tests to optimize the treatment of net-alkaline mine drainage

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 33, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages 91-101

  Jang, Min ^a   Kwon, Hyunho ^a  

^a Mine Reclamation Corporation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Mine drainage; Net alkalinity; Oxidation; Pilot scale; Precipitation

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; IRON; OXYGEN;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; AERATION; ALKALINITY; NEUTRALIZATION; OXIDATION; PH; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); WASTE TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; EVALUATION; KINETICS; METHODOLOGY; MINING; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PH; PILOT STUDY; SOUTH KOREA;

ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IRON; KINETICS; METALS, HEAVY; MINING; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGEN; PILOT PROJECTS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA;

EID: 78650307552     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-010-9353-3     Document Type: Article

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