Field Trials of Low-cost Reactive Media for the Passive Treatment of Circum-neutral Metal Mine Drainage in Mid-Wales, UK

Mine Water and the Environment

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 82-89

  Warrender, R ^a   Pearce, N J G ^b   Perkins, W T ^b   Florence, K M ^b,c   Brown, A R ^b   Sapsford, D J ^c   Bowell, R J ^a   Dey, M ^a  

^a SRK CONSULTING   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Circum neutral mine water; Low cost reactive materials; Passive treatment; Wales (UK)

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957556472     PISSN: 10259112     EISSN: 16161068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10230-011-0150-8     Document Type: Article

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