Content analysis of heavy metals/metalloids and mineral composition of waste generated during uranium concentrate processing

Pala Aleksandra (), Biegańska Jolanta, Widziewicz Kamila, Loska Krzysztof and Nowak Jacek
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Biegańska Jolanta: Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Department of Technology and Installations for Waste Management, Gliwice, Poland
Loska Krzysztof: Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Department of Environmental Chemistry and Membrane Processes, Gliwice, Poland.
Nowak Jacek: Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Mining and Geology, Institute of Applied Geology, Gliwice, Poland.

Gospodarka Surowcami Mineralnymi / Mineral Resources Management, 2013, vol. 29, issue 2, 89-102

Abstract: Waste generated during mining and processing of uranium ore is the largest group of uranium mining wastes. Wastes collected in the forms of uranium piles, and evaporation and tailing ponds constitute a potential danger to ecosystems, because of the presence of radioactive elements and heavy metals.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.2478/gospo-2013-0018

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