Effects of metal mining and milling on boundary waters of Yellowstone National Park, USA

Environmental Management

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 913-926

  Nimmo, Delwayne R ^a   Willox, Mary J ^a   Lafrancois, Toben D ^a   Chapman, Phillip L ^a   Brinkman, Stephen F ^b   Greene, Joseph C ^c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b Colorado Division of Wildlife ^*  (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Copper; Metals; Mining; Toxicity; Yellowstone National Park

Indexed keywords

WATER QUALITY CRITERIA;

COPPER MINES; ECOSYSTEMS; GOLD MINES; MARINE BIOLOGY; PARKS; SEDIMENTS; SILVER MINES; STANDARDS; TOXICITY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

WATER POLLUTION;

COPPER; GOLD; HEAVY METAL; SILVER;

HEAVY METAL; MINING; SURFACE WATER; WATER QUALITY;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC TOXICITY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LAKE; MINING; NONHUMAN; SEASONAL VARIATION; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032213249     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002679900158     Document Type: Article

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