Research Article

Hydraulic Conductivity of Compacted Laterite Treated with Iron Ore Tailings

Table 4

Physical and chemical characteristics of iron ore tailings.

CharacteristicsConcentration

Moisture content (%)0.22
Bulk density (Mg/m3)1.65
Specific gravity3.5
pH13.1
Al2O3 (%)ND
SiO2 (%)20.2
K2O (%)0.30
CaO (%)0.53
TiO2 (%)0.18
V2O (%)0.02
MnO (%)0.05
Fe2O3 (%)76.84
Au2O (%)1.88

ND: not detected.