Evaluation of the potential release of toxic metals and metalloids from tailings at an historical mining site of Mexico

Water-Rock Interaction - Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Water-Rock Interaction, WRI-13

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 507-510

  Armienta, M A ^a   Cruz, O ^a   Ceniceros, N ^a   Aguayo, A ^a   Toledo, O ^a   Villasenor G ^a   Giron P ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID-BASE ACCOUNTING; CONCENTRATION TRENDS; DEPTH PROFILE; ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS; GEOCHEMICAL MODELING; GEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; IRON HYDROXIDES; ME-XICO; METAL CARBONATES; MINING SITES; TAILINGS DEPOSITS; TOXIC METALS;

CADMIUM; CARBONATE MINERALS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; GEOCHEMISTRY; LEAD; METALS; MINERALOGY; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

COPPER;

EID: 84860208951     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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