Predictive modelling of pH and dissolved metal concentrations and speciation following mixing of acid drainage with river water

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 59, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-10

  Mosley, Luke M ^a,b   Daly, Rob ^c   Palmer, David ^d   Yeates, Peter ^e   Dallimore, Chris ^e   Biswas, Tapas ^f   Simpson, Stuart L ^g  

^a Water Quality Science   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c SA WATER   (Australia)

^d DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

^e Hydronumerics Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^f Murray Darling Basin Authority   (Australia)

^g CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; DISSOLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FORECASTING; GEOCHEMISTRY; MANGANESE; MANGANESE REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); METALS; MIXING; POTABLE WATER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; RIVERS; WATER; WATER QUALITY;

ACID SULPHATE SOILS; BIOGEOCHEMICAL MODELING; DISSOLVED METAL CONCENTRATIONS; GEOCHEMICAL MODELING; GEOCHEMICAL MODELLING; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; PREDICTIVE MODELLING; WATER QUALITY IMPACT;

WATER RESOURCES;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ACID SULFATE SOIL; CHEMICAL ELEMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED LOAD; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; MIXING; PH; RIVER MANAGEMENT; RIVER WATER; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; WATER QUALITY;

AUSTRALIA; MURRAY RIVER;

EID: 84961287746     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: 18729134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2015.03.006     Document Type: Article

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