An integrated geochemical and mineralogical approach for the evaluation of arsenic mobility in mining soils

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-52

  Kreidie, Nadia ^a   Armiento, Giovanna ^b   Cibin, Giannantonio ^c   Cinque, Gianfelice ^c   Crovato, Cinzia ^b   Nardi, Elisa ^b   Pacifico, Renata ^b   Cremisini, Carlo ^b   Mottana, Annibale ^a  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

^c INFN LABORATORI NAZIONALI DI FRASCATI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Jarosite; Mine soils; Sequential extractions; XANES

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; EXTRACTION METHOD; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROXIDE; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; IRON; MARCASITE; MINE; MINERALOGY; MOBILITY; OXIDATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOIL POLLUTION; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ITALY; LAZIO;

EID: 78650418696     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-010-0274-7     Document Type: Article

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