Long term remediation of highly polluted acid mine drainage: A sustainable approach to restore the environmental quality of the Odiel river basin

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 159, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3613-3619

  Caraballo, Manuel A ^a   MacÍas, Francisco ^a   Rötting, Tobias S ^b   Nieto, José Miguel ^a   Ayora, Carlos ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

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

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Hydrobasaluminite; Iberian Pyrite Belt; Passive treatment system; Schwertmannite

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; HYDROBASALUMINITE; IBERIAN PYRITE BELT; PASSIVE TREATMENT; SCHWERTMANNITE;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; DRAINAGE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; WATER TREATMENT;

CATCHMENTS;

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CHROMIUM; COPPER; FERRIC ION; LIMESTONE; TITANIUM; VANADIUM;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ACIDITY; IRON; REMEDIATION; SCHWERTMANNITE; WATER QUALITY;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FLOW RATE; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; PH MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PROCESS DESIGN; RIVER BASIN; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TREATMENT;

ACIDS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; METALS, HEAVY; MINING; RIVERS; SPAIN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANDALUCIA; HUELVA [ANDALUCIA]; IBERIAN PYRITE BELT; ODIEL RIVER; SPAIN;

ESPERANZA;

EID: 80053639096     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2011.08.003     Document Type: Article

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