Fluvial metal transport near sources of acid mine-drainage: Relationships of soluble, suspended and deposited metal

Mineralogical Magazine

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 325-335

  Boult, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Afon Goch; Anglesey; Metal transport; Wales

Indexed keywords

COAGULATION; DEPOSITION; DRAINAGE; METALS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RIVERS; SEDIMENTS;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; AFON GOCH; ANGLESEY; METAL TRANSPORT; WALES;

RIVER POLLUTION;

ACID DRAINAGE; ACID MEDIA; AFON GOCH, UK; DRAINAGE; MINE WATERS; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; STREAMS;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; COAGULATION; METAL TRANSPORT; PH; PRECIPITATION;

UK, WALES, ANGLESEY, AFON GOCH;

EID: 0029657369     PISSN: 0026461X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1180/minmag.1996.060.399.07     Document Type: Article

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