In-situ remediation of acid mine drainage using a permeable reactive barrier in Aznalcóllar (Sw Spain)

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 191, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 287-295

  Gibert, Oriol ^a   Rötting, Tobias ^a   Cortina, José Luis ^a   de Pablo, Joan ^a   Ayora, Carlos ^b   Carrera, Jesús ^b   Bolzicco, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Heavy metals; In situ remediation; Permeable reactive barrier; Sulfate reducing bacteria

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; HIGH WATER; IN-SITU REMEDIATION; PERMEABLE REACTIVE BARRIERS; RIVER VALLEY; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIA; SULFATE REMOVAL; SW SPAIN; VERTICAL DIFFERENCE; WATER VELOCITIES;

AQUIFERS; COMPOSTING; COPPER; DRAINAGE; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HEAVY METALS; HEAVY WATER; POLLUTION; REMEDIATION; RIVER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

ALUMINUM; COPPER; LIMESTONE; SULFATE; SULFIDE; ZINC;

ACCIDENT; ACID MINE DRAINAGE; AQUIFER POLLUTION; COMPOST; FLOW VELOCITY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEAVY METAL; INSTALLATION; LIMESTONE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PERMEABILITY; PH; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PYRITE; SLUDGE; SULFATE; SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM; VALLEY; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ARCHITECTURAL BARRIER; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; FLOW RATE; HYDRAULIC PERMEABILITY; PERMEABLE REACTIVE BARRIER; PH; SPAIN; WATER FLOW; WATER QUALITY;

ACIDS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MINING; SPAIN;

AGRIO RIVER [SEVILLA]; ANDALUCIA; AZNALCOLLAR; SEVILLA; SPAIN;

EID: 79957683651     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.04.082     Document Type: Article

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