A survey of ferruginous minewater impacts in the Welsh coalfields

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 140-146

  Davies, G ^a   Butler, D ^a   Mills, M ^a   Williams, D ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BMWP; Coalfields; Ferruginous; HABSCORE; Invertebrates; Minewater; Ranking; Remediation; RIVPACS; Salmonids

Indexed keywords

IRON HYDROXIDE; MINEWATER; RANKING METHOD;

COAL MINES; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; IRON COMPOUNDS; RIVERS; WATER ANALYSIS;

WATER POLLUTION;

FERRIC HYDROXIDE; IRON;

COAL MINE; DRAINAGE WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; IRON HYDROXIDE; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; COAL MINING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

UK, WALES;

INVERTEBRATA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0031122583     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.1997.tb00105.x     Document Type: Article

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