Effect of particle size on arsenic bioaccessibility in gold mine tailings of Nova Scotia

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 409, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2233-2243

  Meunier, Louise ^a   Koch, Iris ^a   Reimer, Kenneth J ^a  

^a ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Bioaccessibility; Contaminated soil; In vitro; Particle size; Soil ingestion; Tailings

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC CONCENTRATION; AVERAGE PARTICLE SIZE; AVERAGE SIZE; BIOACCESSIBILITY; CONTAMINATED SOIL; FINER GRAINS; GRAIN MAPS; HUMAN HANDS; IN VITRO; MINE TAILINGS; NOVA SCOTIA; PARTICLE-SIZE FRACTIONS; PHYSIOLOGICALLY BASED EXTRACTION TESTS; SAMPLE SETS; SYSTEMATIC VARIATION;

ABANDONED MINES; ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AMINO ACIDS; GOLD MINES; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; TAILINGS;

ARSENIC;

ARSENOPYRITE; GLYCINE; GOLD; INORGANIC SALT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARSENIC; BIOACCUMULATION; GOLD MINE; PARTICLE SIZE; SOIL POLLUTION; TAILINGS; XANES SPECTROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LEACHING; MINE TAILINGS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; X RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

ARSENIC; GOLD; MINING; NOVA SCOTIA; PARTICLE SIZE; SOIL POLLUTANTS; X-RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

CANADA; GOLDENVILLE GOLD MINE; NOVA SCOTIA;

EID: 79953310568     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.02.006     Document Type: Article

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