A120 yr record of widespread contamination from mining of the Iberian pyrite belt

Geology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 291-294

  Van Geen, A ^a   Adkins, J F ^b   Boyle, E A ^b   Nelson, C H ^c   Palanques, A ^d  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PYRITES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SULFUR DEPOSITS;

CONTINENTAL SHELVES; COPPER CONCENTRATION; IBERIAN PYRITE BELT; MINING ACTIVITIES; SEAWATER PLUMES; STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR; SULFIDE DEPOSIT; WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

SURFACE WATERS;

CONTINENTAL SHELF; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; MARINE POLLUTION; MINE WASTE; MINING; NINETEENTH CENTURY; POLLUTION INCIDENCE; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEAWATER; COASTAL ENVIRONMENT; CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT; CONTAMINATION; ESTUARY; HEAVY METAL; METAL; METALS; MINING WASTE; PLUME DISPERSION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLLUTION; RIVER POLLUTION; SULPHIDE;

ANDALUCIA; HUELVA [ANDALUCIA]; IBERIAN PYRITE BELT; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MEDITERRANEAN SEA (WEST); SPAIN; STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR; TINTO ESTUARY; TINTO RIVER; HUELVA; RIO TINTO ESTUARY;

EID: 0030883737     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1997)025<0291:AYROWC>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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