The use of wetlands to prevent environmental pollution from acid mine dpjvinage

Biology and Environment

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 59-62

  Treacy, Paula ^a   Timpson, Pat ^a  

^a Atlantic Technological University Sligo   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; POLLUTION MONITORING;

EID: 0032724606     PISSN: 07917945     EISSN: 2009003X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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