Fig. 1 Relative hydraulic conductivity change during dilute acid leaching ({triangleup}, H2SO4, pH 4, 0.1 molc m-3; {circ}, H2SO4, pH 3, 1 molc m-3; {blacktriangleup}, HNO3 pH 4, 0.1 molc m-3; •, HNO3 pH 3, 1 molc m-3) .