Chromite ore processing residue COPR

Quantitative chromium solid-state speciation in chromite ore processing residue (COPR) has defined the mineral species and the processes controlling the retention and release of Cr(VI) from CO PR-contaminated sites (Hillier et al, 2003). Information that, used within a process-based modelling framework, has helped to predict the impact of changes in physicochemical conditions on the COPR, to test the extent to which the system may be considered at equilibrium and that, therefore, need to be considered within the context of informed remediation (Geelhoed et al, 2001). 

Chromium in Groundwater. Millions of tonnes of high-pH chromite ore processing residue (COPR) were deposited e.g. as landfill material) in the past in urban areas such as Glasgow, Scotland,and... 

One environmental concern is that around the world there are landfill areas where over the years chromite ore processing residues (COPR) have been dumped, and chromium from these landfills is being leached into the ground water. The environmental impact of chromium in soils and sediments is dependent on specia-tion and on the response of the matrix to biological and physico-chemical conditions. These factors control the mobilization of chromium from the solid into the aquatic phase and uptake and transfer into living systems (Hursthouse 2001). 

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