Relations among pH, sulfate, and metals concentrations in Anthracite and Bituminous coal-mine discharges, Pennsylvania

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 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 378-404

  Cravotta III, Charles A ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Barium; Iron; Lead; Manganese; Solubility; Speciation

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC WATER; COALFIELDS; DISSOLVED ALUMINUM; DISSOLVED METAL CONCENTRATIONS; FERRIC IRON; FERRIHYDRITES; LEAD CONCENTRATION; METALS CONCENTRATIONS; PENNSYLVANIA; PH DISTRIBUTION; PH VALUE; SCHWERTMANNITE; SOLUTE CONCENTRATIONS; SPECIATION; SULFATE CONCENTRATIONS;

ABANDONED MINES; ADSORPTION; ALKALINITY; ALUMINUM; ANTHRACITE; BARITE; BARIUM; BITUMINOUS COAL; CARBONATE MINERALS; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); COAL DEPOSITS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); DISSOLUTION; FLOW RATE; GROUNDWATER; IRON; IRON COMPOUNDS; LEAD; LEAD OXIDE; MANGANESE; PH; SOLUBILITY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

SULFATE MINERALS;

EID: 84868629838     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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