Trace metals associated with deep-sea tailings placement at the Batu Hijau copper-gold mine, Sumbawa, Indonesia

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 306-313

  Angel, Brad M ^a   Simpson, Stuart L ^a   Jarolimek, Chad V ^a   Jung, Rob ^a   Waworuntu, Jorina ^b   Batterham, Grant ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Mine Geology Department   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Copper; Deep sea tailings placement; Mercury

Indexed keywords

ALAS STRAITS; CLOSE PROXIMITY; DEEP SEA; DISSOLVED CONCENTRATIONS; DISSOLVED COPPER; INDONESIA; SEAWATER SAMPLES; TRACE METAL;

ARSENIC; DISSOLUTION; GOLD; GOLD MINES; LEAD; MERCURY (METAL);

COPPER;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; GOLD; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY; NICKEL; SEA WATER; SILVER; TRACE METAL; WATER; ZINC;

ARSENIC; COPPER; DEEP SEA; MARINE POLLUTION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); TAILINGS; TRACE METAL; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; COPPER GOLD MINE; DEEP SEA; INDONESIA; MINE TAILINGS; MINING; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLUME; SEDIMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

ARSENIC; COPPER; DEEP SEA TAILINGS PLACEMENT; MERCURY;

COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GOLD; INDONESIA; METALS; MINING; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

INDONESIA; LESSER SUNDA ISLANDS; SUMBAWA; SUNDA ISLES; WEST NUSA TENGGARA;

EID: 84881025656     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: 18793363     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.04.013     Document Type: Article

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