Strategies to predict metal mobility in surficial mining environments

GSA Reviews in Engineering Geology

Volumn 17, Issue , 2007, Pages 25-45

  Smith, Kathleen S ^a  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Metals; Prediction; Speciation; Transport

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CARRIER MOBILITY; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CHEMICAL SPECIATION; FORECASTING; GEOCHEMISTRY;

BIOAVAILABILITY; GEOCHEMICAL BARRIERS; GEOCHEMICAL CONDITIONS; GEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; MINING ENVIRONMENTS; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; SPECIATION; TRANSPORT;

METALS;

EID: 84958149086     PISSN: 00802018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1130/2007.4017(03)     Document Type: Conference Paper

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