Mineralogy and chemical forms of lead and zinc in abandoned mine wastes and soils: An example from Morocco

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 113, Issue , 2012, Pages 56-67

  Iavazzo, Pietro ^a,b   Adamo, Paola ^a   Boni, Maria ^a   Hillier, Stephen ^b   Zampella, Mariavittoria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abandoned mines; Heavy metal mobility; Quantitative mineralogy; Sequential extractions; XRPD

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE PARTICULATE; ALKALINE CONDITIONS; AQUEOUS SYSTEM; BASELINE DATA; CHEMICAL EXTRACTIONS; CHEMICAL FORMS; CONTAMINATED SOILS; HEAVY METAL MOBILITY; HYDROZINCITE; METAL FRACTIONATION; METAL MOBILITY; MINE SITE; MINERAL PHASIS; MINING DISTRICT; SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION; SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION PROCEDURE; SOIL SAMPLE; STRONG WINDS; WIDE SPREADS; XRPD;

ABANDONED MINES; ACETIC ACID; ALKALINITY; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONTAMINATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; IRON OXIDES; LEAD; METALS; MINERALOGY; MINERALS; POSITIVE IONS; SOILS; SULFATE MINERALS; X RAY POWDER DIFFRACTION; ZINC; ZINC MINES; ZINC SULFIDE;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ABANDONED MINE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; BASELINE SURVEY; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FRACTIONATION; LEAD; MINE WASTE; MINERALOGY; MOBILITY; PH; SOIL POLLUTION; SOLUBILITY; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; ZINC;

MOROCCO;

EID: 84856215619     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2011.06.001     Document Type: Article

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