Metal contamination of riverine sediments below the Avoca mines, south east Ireland

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 73-82

  Herr, Claudia ^a   Gray, N F ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Cu; Fe; Ph; Riverine sediments; Zn

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; CADMIUM; CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT; CONTAMINATION; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; IRON; MINING; PH; RIVER SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; ZINC;

IRELAND, COUNTY WICKLOW, AVOCA RIVER;

EID: 0031464942     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018446420852     Document Type: Article

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