Remediation of acid mine drainage leachate by a physicochemical and biological treatment-train approach

Remediation

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 79-90

  Ngwenya, Elvis G ^a   Walsh, Maud ^b   Metosh Dickey, Caroline A ^c   Portier, Ralph J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 84891729037     PISSN: 10515658     EISSN: 15206831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rem.20082     Document Type: Article

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