Remediation of Acid Generating Colliery Spoil Using Steel Slag – Case Studies
One of the legacies of the coal mining industry is the existence of numerous colliery spoil mounds. Run-off waters from some of these mounds result in oxidation of sulphur compounds causing pH to drop to perhaps as low as 2.5. At this pH, mobility for metals increases and it results in destruction o...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2015-06-01
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| Series: | Studia Geotechnica et Mechanica |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/sgem-2015-0024 |