Acid drainage from sulfides hosting gold mineralization (Furtei, Sardinia)

Environmental Geology

Volumn 30, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 231-237

  Cidu, R ^a   Caboi, R ^a   Fanfani, L ^a   Frau, F ^a  

^a Department of Earth Sciences ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Acid drainage; Hydrogeochemistry; Metal concentration; Mining activity impact; Sardinia

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GOLD; GOLD MINE; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; METAL; SULPHIDE;

ITALY, SARDINIA, FURTEI;

EID: 0030620534     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002540050151     Document Type: Article

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