Iron dynamics in acid mine drainage

7th International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage 2006, ICARD - Also Serves as the 23rd Annual Meetings of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation

Volumn 3, Issue , 2006, Pages 2411-2423

  Williamson, Mark A ^a   Kirby, Carl S ^b   Rimstidt, J Donald ^c  

^a MFG Inc   (United States)

^b BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METADATA; PYRITES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ACID PRODUCTION; IRON SULFIDE; OVERALL PROCESS; PYRITE OXIDATION; QUANTITATIVE COMPARISON; RATE-DETERMINING STEP; TRANSFORMATION RATES;

DRAINAGE;

EID: 84868617855     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.21000/jasmr06022411     Document Type: Conference Paper

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