Mineralogical and geochemical signature of mine waste contamination, Tresillian river, Fal Estuary, Cornwall, UK

Environmental Geology

Volumn 29, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 58-65

  Pirrie, D ^a   Camm, G S ^a   Sear, L G ^a   Hughes, S H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cornwall; Mine waste contamination; UK

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT; CONTAMINATION; ESTUARY; GEOCHEMISTRY; HEAVY METAL; MINE WASTE; MINERALOGY; MINING WASTE;

UK, ENGLAND, CORNWALL, FAL ESTUARY, TRESILLIAN;

EID: 0030621280     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002540050104     Document Type: Article

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