NDLI: Uranium and Potentially Toxic Metals During the Mining, Beneficiation, and Processing of Phosphorite and their Effects on Ground Water in Jordan

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Author	Abed, Abdulkader M. Sadaqah, Rushdi Kuisi, Mustafa Al
Copyright Year	2008
Abstract	Representative samples were collected from various stages of phosphorite mining and beneficiation from the Al-Abiad and Al-Hasa mines in central Jordan and the Eshidiyya mine in southern Jordan. After open pit mining, the rock is crushed and dry-sieved to pass 12 mm in order to concentrate the ore. The sieved material is then agitated, washed with fresh water, and wet sieved to pass 4 mm. Samples were analyzed by ICP-MS for major elements and As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Hg, Mo, Ni, Pb, Se, U, V, and Zn. We found that throughout the above-mentioned processes, potentially toxic metals are partially removed from the ore. However, most of the contaminants are still retained within the final phosphorite product. The slime and slime water were analyzed; we found no effect of the slime water on the nearby ground water regime. The phosphorite is converted to fertilizer through reactions with sulfuric acid and then ammonia to produce diammonium phosphate (DAP). Gypsum is produced as a reject. The potentially toxic metals follow the behavior of P and are enriched by a factor of more than 1.5 in the DAP compared with the input phosphorite. The trace metal content in the phosphogypsum is very low.
Starting Page	171
Ending Page	182
Page Count	12
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10259112
Journal	Mine Water and the Environment
Volume Number	27
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	16161068
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2008-04-19
Publisher Institution	International Mine Water Association (IMWA)
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Fertilizers Field cells Ground water Jordan Phosphorite Toxic metals Uranium Ecotoxicology Energy Economics Sedimentology Hydrogeology Geology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Water Science and Technology Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology

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