Feasibility study on the use of soil washing to remediate the As-Hg contamination at an ancient mining and metallurgy area

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 196, Issue , 2011, Pages 93-100

  Sierra, C ^a   Menendez Aguado J M ^a   Afif, E ^a   Carrero, M ^b   Gallego, J R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b DRAGADOS SA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Mercury; Ore processing; Soil pollution; Soil washing

Indexed keywords

FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FINER FRACTIONS; GEOCHEMICAL DATA; GEOLOGICAL SUBSTRATES; GRINDABILITY TESTS; HIGH CONCENTRATION; METALLURGICAL WASTE; MINERALOGICAL ANALYSIS; MINING SITES; MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; NW SPAIN; ORE MINERALS; SOIL SAMPLING; SOIL WASHING; TOXIC ELEMENTS; WASHING PROCEDURES; WET SIEVING;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; ARSENIC; LANTHANUM; MERCURY (METAL); METALLURGY; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PLANNING; SIZE SEPARATION; SOILS; TRACE ELEMENTS; WASHING;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ARSENIC; MERCURY; MINERAL;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FEASIBILITY STUDY; FRACTIONATION; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; GRAIN SIZE; GRINDING; HEAVY METAL; METALLURGY; MINERALOGY; MINING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORE MINERAL; OXIDE; PARTICLE SIZE; SIEVING; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL REMEDIATION; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ARTICLE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GRAVITY; METALLURGY; MINING; PARTICLE SIZE; SOIL; SOIL AND SOIL RELATED PHENOMENA; SOIL MANAGEMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL WASHING; SPAIN;

ARSENIC; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; MERCURY; METALLURGY; MINING; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS;

ASTURIAS; SPAIN;

EID: 80455122901     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.08.080     Document Type: Article

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