Dispersion of tailings in the Knabeåna-Kvina drainage basin, Norway, 1: Evaluation of overbank sediments as sampling medium for regional geochemical mapping

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 58, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 157-172

  Langedal, Marianne ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b Department of Environment ^*  (Norway)

Author keywords

Copper; Environmental geology; Fluvial sedimentation floodplains; Geochemical methods; Geochemistry; Geomorphology; Molybdenum; Sediments; Tailings

Indexed keywords

COBALT; COPPER; GEOMORPHOLOGY; MAPPING; MOLYBDENUM; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SAMPLING; SEDIMENTS; SOIL POLLUTION; TAILINGS; TRACE ANALYSIS;

CHALCOPYRITE; ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY; FLOODPLAINS; FLUVIAL SEDIMENTATION; REGIONAL GEOCHEMICAL MAPPING; SANDBARS;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY;

CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT; COPPER; DISPERSION; FLOODPLAIN; FLUVIAL SEDIMENT; GEOCHEMICAL MAPPING; MINE TAILINGS; MINING; MOLYBDENUM; TAILINGS;

EID: 0031126994     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0375-6742(96)00069-6     Document Type: Article

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