Removal of phosphorus, fluoride and metals from a gypsum mining leachate using steel slag filters

Water Research

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1512-1520

  Claveau Mallet, Dominique ^a   Wallace, Scott ^b   Comeau, Yves ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Naturally Wallace Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

Hydroxyapatite growth; Mining remediation; Slag filters; Wastewater treatment

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CALCITE; ELECTRIC ARCS; ELECTRIC FURNACES; FLUORINE COMPOUNDS; GYPSUM; HYDROXYAPATITE; SLAGS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; ZINC;

CALCITE CRYSTALS; COLUMN TEST; ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE SLAGS; FLUOROAPATITE; HYDROXYAPATITE GROWTH; LEACHATES; MINING REMEDIATION; SLAG FILTER; STEEL SLAG FILTERS; X- RAY DIFFRACTIONS;

BANDPASS FILTERS;

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM SULFATE; FLUORAPATITE; FLUORIDE; HYDROXYAPATITE; MANGANESE; PHOSPHATE; PHOSPHORUS; ZINC;

APATITE; CALCITE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FILTER; FLUORIDE; GYPSUM; LEACHATE; MINE WASTE; PHOSPHORUS; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SEWAGE TREATMENT; SLAG; STEEL;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CRYSTALLIZATION; EFFLUENT; FILTER; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; LEACHING; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84873523065     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: 18792448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.11.048     Document Type: Article

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