Controls on As, Pb, and Mn distribution in community soils of an historical mining district, southwestern Colorado

Environmental Geology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 25-42

  Hudson, T L ^a   Borden, J C ^b   Russ, M ^c   Bergstrom, P D ^d  

^a Applied Geology   (United States)

^b EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^c Rust Environ and Infrastructure ^*  (United States)

^d Rust Environ and Infrastructure   (United States)

Author keywords

As; Colorado; Community soils; Environmental characterization; Lead; Liability; Manganese; Mining sites; Rico; Risk assessment; Source controls; Surficial geology

Indexed keywords

BEDROCK; COMMUNITY SOIL; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MINE; SILVER; SOIL; ZINC; ZONC;

USA, COLORADO, RICO;

EID: 0031408366     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002540050222     Document Type: Article

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