Numerical modeling of contaminated neutral drainage from a waste-rock field test cell

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 33, Issue , 2013, Pages 346-356

  Demers, I ^a   Molson, J ^b   Bussiere B ^a   Laflamme, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN ABITIBI TÉMISCAMINGUE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL DATUM; GEOCHEMICAL BEHAVIORS; GEOCHEMICAL REACTION; MINE WASTE-ROCK PILES; NEAR-NEUTRAL CONDITIONS; NICKEL CONCENTRATIONS; PH NEUTRALIZATIONS; SHRINKING CORE MODEL;

DIAMONDS; GEOCHEMISTRY; NICKEL; PILES; ROCKS; SORPTION; SULFIDE MINERALS;

EFFLUENTS;

CELL ORGANELLE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EFFLUENT; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; IRON OXIDE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NICKEL; NUMERICAL MODEL; OXIDATION; PH; PILE; POLLUTION EFFECT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SORPTION; WATER FLOW;

CANADA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 84877615525     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2013.02.025     Document Type: Article

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