Characteristics of leachates from rundle shale processed in a lurgi pilot retort
- 1 January 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Environmental Technology Letters
- Vol. 3 (1-11) , 433-440
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09593338209384147
Abstract
Results are presented of column leaching studies on Rundle spent shale under unsaturated flow conditions. Conductivity and pH were monitored and the leachate analysed for a range of elements and anions. The concentrations in the leachate of the highly soluble species (Ca, Mg, Na, K, SO2− 4, Cl−), and correspondingly the conductivity, decreased significantly over the first few pore volumes of liquid. Other species (As, Se), while being present at much lower concentrations in the initial leachate, were either detected at a relatively constant concentration or found to increase with time.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Composition of leachate from surface-retorted and unretorted Colorado oil shaleEnvironmental Science & Technology, 1981
- Salt Release and Movement in Processed Oil ShaleJournal of Environmental Quality, 1981