Neutralisation treatment of AMD at affordable cost

Water SA

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 245-250

  Maree, J P ^a   Mujuru, M ^a   Bologo, V ^a   Daniels, N ^a   Mpholoane, D ^a  

^a TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Limestone; Neutralisation; Sequencing batch reactor

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ACID MINE WATERS; ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES; NEUTRALISATION; PRECIPITATED CALCIUM CARBONATE; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTOR SYSTEMS; SEQUENCING BATCH REACTORS; WESTERN BASINS;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; GROUNDWATER; LIME; LIMESTONE;

COSTS;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CAPITAL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRYSTALLIZATION; GYPSUM; IRON; LIMESTONE; MINING INDUSTRY; NEUTRALIZATION; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; WASTE TREATMENT;

GAUTENG; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84878654953     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 18167950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wsa.v39i2.7     Document Type: Article

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