Occurrence and mobility of As in the Ylöjärvi Cu-W-As mine tailings

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 114, Issue , 2012, Pages 36-45

  Parviainen, Annika ^a,b   Isosaari, Pirjo ^a   Loukola Ruskeeniemi, Kirsti ^c   Nieto, José Miguel ^d   Gervilla, Fernando ^b  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Mine tailings; Pore water geochemistry; Yl j rvi

Indexed keywords

COARSE-GRAINED; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROMETRY; FE OXIDE; FINLAND; GEOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; HIGH CONCENTRATION; MINE TAILINGS; PERCOLATING WATERS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL CONDITIONS; PORE WATER GEOCHEMISTRY; PORE WATERS; SECONDARY PHASIS; SEM-EDS; SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION;

ARSENIC; CARBONATE MINERALS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; IRON COMPOUNDS; MINERALOGY; POSITIVE IONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

TAILINGS;

ACIDIFICATION; ARSENIC; ARSENOPYRITE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COPPER; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; MINERALOGY; POREWATER; SOLUBILITY; TAILINGS; TUNGSTEN;

FINLAND;

EID: 84857189654     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2011.12.002     Document Type: Article

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