The use of an objective index for the assessment of the contamination of surface water and groundwater by acid mine drainage

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 332-340

  Gray, N F ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Acid mine drainage index; Water pollution; Water quality index

Indexed keywords

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SORPTION; SURFACE WATERS; WATER QUALITY;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; MODIFIED ARITHMETIC WEIGHTED INDEX;

WATER POLLUTION;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; PH; SULPHATE; SURFACE WATER QUALITY;

ALUMINUM; CADMIUM; COPPER; GROUND WATER; IRON; SULFATE; SURFACE WATER; ZINC;

ACCURACY; ACID MINE DRAINAGE; CONFERENCE PAPER; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0029659168     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.1996.tb00061.x     Document Type: Article

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