Characterization of the submarine disposal of a Bayer effluent (Gardanne alumina plant, southern France): II. Chemical composition of the clarified effluent and mineralogical composition of the concretions formed by its discharge in the Mediterranean Sea

The Gardanne alumina plant (Marseille region, Southeast France) has disposed its residues as a slurry (red muds) in the Mediterranean Sea up to 2015 when new regulations allowed the sole discharge of a clarified effluent. This reduced the quantity of suspended material from ~300 g/L to less than 10...

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Main Authors: Christophe Monnin, Aimée Laurenne Koumba Boussougou, Priscia Oliva, Cédric Garnier, Stéphanie Jacquet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-10-01
Series:Environmental Advances
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666765721000582