Mineralogical characterization of arsenic in gold mine tailings from three sites in Nova Scotia

Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 179-192

  Corriveau, M C ^a   Jamieson, H E ^a   Parsons, M B ^b   Hall, G E M ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; BINARY ALLOYS; CALCIUM OXIDE; DUST; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; GOLD DEPOSITS; HEALTH RISKS; IRON COMPOUNDS; MINERALS; MORPHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TAILINGS; X RAY ABSORPTION; X RAY ABSORPTION NEAR EDGE STRUCTURE SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ELECTRON MICROPROBES; HUMAN HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT; IRON OXYHYDROXIDES; MICRO X-RAY-DIFFRACTION; MINERALOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION; NEAR-SURFACE MATERIALS; POTENTIAL HEALTH RISKS; REMEDIATION DESIGN;

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS;

ARSENIC; DUST; GOLD MINE; IRON HYDROXIDE; MINE WASTE; MINERALOGY; SULFIDE; TAILINGS; TOXICITY;

CANADA; NOVA SCOTIA;

EID: 80051948505     PISSN: 14677873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1467-7873/09-246     Document Type: Article

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