Water cover technology for reactive tailings management: A case study of field measurement and model predictions

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 214, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 357-382

  Kachhwal, Laxmi Kant ^a   Yanful, Ernest K ^a   Lanteigne, Lisa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b VALE S A   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Optical back scatter sensors; Resuspension; Sediment traps; Wave break

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE VALUES; COMPUTER MODELING; ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE; FIELD DATA; FIELD MEASUREMENT; FINAL EFFLUENTS; IN-SITU; MINE TAILINGS; MINING INDUSTRY; MODEL PREDICTION; MODEL RESULTS; ONTARIO , CANADA; OPTICAL BACK SCATTER SENSORS; RE-SUSPENSION; SCANDINAVIA; STORAGE FACILITIES; TAILINGS MANAGEMENT; WATER COVER; WAVE BREAK;

BACKSCATTERING; EFFLUENTS; OXYGEN; REINFORCEMENT; SEDIMENT TRAPS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SENSORS; TAILINGS;

TAILINGS DISPOSAL;

SULFIDE; WATER;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EFFLUENT; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEDIMENT TRAP; TAILINGS; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER DEPTH; WAVE BREAKING;

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPUTER MODEL; COMPUTER PREDICTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EVAPORATION; MINE TAILINGS; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION; PRECIPITATION; SEDIMENT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WASTE DISPOSAL; WIND EROSION;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 78650620353     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-010-0429-6     Document Type: Article

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