Mineral speciation and fate of some hazardous contaminants in coal waste pile from anthracite mining in Portugal

International Journal of Coal Geology

Volumn 109-110, Issue , 2013, Pages 15-23

  Ribeiro, Joana ^a   Taffarel, Silvio R ^b   Sampaio, Carlos H ^c   Flores, Deolinda ^a   Silva, Luis F O ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b Mestrado em Avaliacao de Impactos Ambientais em Mineracao Victor Barreto   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^d Catarinense Institute of Environmental Research and Human Development IPADHC   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Coal mining residues; Sequential extraction; Sulfate potential environment effects; Sulfide oxidation

Indexed keywords

ACID DRAINAGE; AMORPHOUS IRON; COAL FIELDS; COAL MINING; COAL WASTES; COMPLEX PROCESSES; DEGREES OF CRYSTALLINITY; ENVIRONMENT EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; EPSOMITE; FUEL SUPPLY; HAZARDOUS CONTAMINANTS; HAZARDOUS ELEMENTS; MINE SITE; MINERAL FORMATION; MINING ACTIVITIES; OXIDATION OF SULFIDES; PORTUGAL; SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION; SOILS AND SEDIMENTS; SULFIDE OXIDATION; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; TRANSPORT MECHANISM; WATERBODIES;

ANTHRACITE; COAL DEPOSITS; COAL MINES; GROUNDWATER; LEAD; MINERALS; OXIDATION; POSITIVE IONS; SEDIMENTS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; WASTE DISPOSAL;

PILES;

ANTHRACITE; COAL MINING; CRYSTALLINITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; HAZARDOUS WASTE; MINERAL DEPOSIT; OXIDATION; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); SULFATE; SULFIDE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

DOURO COALFIELD; PORTUGAL;

EID: 84874540387     PISSN: 01665162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coal.2013.01.007     Document Type: Article

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