Retention of metals originating from an abandoned lead-zinc mine by a wetland at Glendalough, Co. Wicklow

Biology and Environment

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 117-126

  Beining, Birgit A ^a   Otte, Marinus L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DOC; LEAD; MINE DRAINAGE; WETLAND; WETLANDS; ZINC;

IRELAND, COUNTY WICKLOW, GLENDALOUGH;

EID: 0030326768     PISSN: 07917945     EISSN: 2009003X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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