Trace metal elements in phosphate rock wastes from the Djebel Onk mining area (Tébessa, eastern Algeria): A geochemical study and environmental implications

• Published in: Applied geochemistry Vol. 127; p. 104910
• Main Authors: Boumaza, Bilal, Kechiched, Rabah, Chekushina, Tatiana Vladimirovna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2021
• Subjects: Algeria; apatite; carbonates; Fertilisers; geochemistry; Hazardous elements; human health; Mining wastes; Phosphorites; rain; risk assessment; rock phosphate; sludge; Trace metal elements; wind; Algeria; Hazardous elements; Algeria; Fertilisers; Mining wastes; Trace metal elements; Phosphorites

Algeria is one of the phosphate-rich countries where many deposits are found in the Tébessa region which are currently being mined from the Kef Essenoun quarries. The processing of run-off-mine, to increase P2O5 grads in the commercial product, includes the use of wet and dry procedures which in tur...