Quantifying the release of acidity and metals arising from drainage of acid sulfate soils in the Kelantan Plains, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Enio, Mohd S.K., Shamshuddin, Jusop, Fauziah, Che I., Husni, Mohd H.A., Panhwar, Qurban A.
• Format: Article
• Published: Dnipro University of Technology 2020
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/87381/; http://mining.in.ua/2020vol14_3_7.html
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Purpose. This paper discusses the release of acidity and toxic metals from acid sulfate soils in the Kelantan plains due to the oxidation of pyrite. Methods. A study was conducted in the field and laboratory using leaching column to quantify the release of acidity and metals from these acid sulfate...