Laboratory investigation of GCL performance for covering arsenic contaminated mine wastes

Geotextiles and Geomembranes

Volumn 39, Issue , 2013, Pages 63-77

  Rowe, R Kerry ^a   Hosney, M S ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arsenic contamination; Cation exchange; Geosynthetic clay liner; Gold mine tailings; Hydraulic conductivity; Wet dry cycles

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC CONTAMINATION; CATION EXCHANGES; GEOSYNTHETIC CLAY LINERS; MINE TAILINGS; WET-DRY CYCLE;

BENTONITE; GEOTEXTILES; GOLD; GOLD MINES; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; LAMINATING; PLASTIC FILMS; POLYMERS; POLYPROPYLENES; POSITIVE IONS; TAILINGS; WEAVING;

ARSENIC;

ARSENIC; BENTONITE; CLAY LINER; GEOSYNTHETICS; GEOTEXTILE; GOLD MINE; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; ION EXCHANGE; LABORATORY METHOD; MINE WASTE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POLYMER; SOIL COVER; TAILINGS;

EID: 84880124199     PISSN: 02661144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geotexmem.2013.06.003     Document Type: Article

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