A mass balance approach to estimate the dilution and removal of the pollutants in stream water polluted by acid mine drainage

Environmental Geology

Volumn 36, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 271-276

  Yu, J Y ^a  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Dilution factor; Mass balance equations; Point source; Precipitation stoichiometry; Removal fractions

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); DRAINAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; IRON; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); STOICHIOMETRY; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; DILUTION FACTOR; MASS BALANCE EQUATION;

WATER POLLUTION;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; MASS BALANCE; STREAMWATER; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0032410455     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002540050342     Document Type: Article

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