Fate and transport of metals in H2S-rich waters at a treatment wetland

Geochemical Transactions

Volumn 2, Issue , 2001, Pages 1-15

  Gammons, Christopher H ^a   Fradsen, Angela K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

^b CDM Federal Programs Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; HEAVY METAL; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 0013129431     PISSN: 14674866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b008234l     Document Type: Article

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