Heavy metal removal of intermittent acid mine drainage with an open limestone channel

Minerals Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 86-98

  Alcolea, A ^a   Vazquez M ^a   Caparros A ^a   Ibarra, I ^a   Garcia C ^a   Linares, R ^b   Rodriguez R ^c  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acid rock drainage; Environmental; pH control; Pollution; Tailings

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ACID ROCK DRAINAGE; CALCIUM RELEASE; DRAINAGE WATER; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL; HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATION; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; MAR MENOR; PH CONTROL; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; PRECIPITATION EVENTS; RAINFALL EVENT; SEMI-ARID REGION; TAILINGS DEPOSITS; TOTAL SOLIDS; WATER SAMPLES;

ALKALINITY; ANTIMONY; ARID REGIONS; CADMIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; COPPER; DRAINAGE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; HEAVY WATER; LEAD; LIMESTONE; MANGANESE; METALS; POLLUTION; RIVERS; TAILINGS; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL; ZINC;

CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT);

EID: 84856252290     PISSN: 08926875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2011.11.006     Document Type: Article

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