Rendering wastes obtained from gold analysis by the lead-fusion fire-assay method non-hazardous

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 110, Issue , 2012, Pages 110-115

  Magalhães, Fernanda Batalha ^a   de Freitas Carvalho, Cornélio ^b   Corrêa Netto Carvalho, Eduardo Lyse ^b   Yoshida, Maria Irene ^c   Gouvêa dos Santos, Cláudio ^b  

^a SGS GEOSOL Laboratories Ltd   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF OURO PRETO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chemical precipitation; Crucible waste; Leaching; Lead

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; GOLD; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HAZARDS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SODIUM COMPOUNDS; WASTE TREATMENT;

ASSAY METHODS; CHEMICAL AND MINERALOGICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHEMICAL PRECIPITATION; CLASSICAL METHODS; CLASSIFIEDS; CRUCIBLE WASTE; FIRE ASSAY; GOLD ANALYSIS; LEACHING; LEAD;

LEACHING;

GOLD; HEAVY METAL; LEAD;

ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; GOLD; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; LEACHING; LEAD; MELTING; MINERAL PROCESSING; NITRIC ACID; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOLID WASTE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BRAZIL; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; HAZARDOUS WASTE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LEACHING; LEAD FUSION FIRE ASSAY; METALLURGY; MINERALOGY; PRECIPITATION; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BRAZIL;

EID: 84863453306     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.06.028     Document Type: Article

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