An ecological risk assessment for a South African acid mine drainage

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 10-11, 1999, Pages 297-303

  Jooste, Sebastian ^a   Thirion, Christa ^a  

^a Institute for Water Quality Studies   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Biotic integrity; Daphnia pulex; Invertebrates; Population dynamics; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

COAL MINES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MANGANESE; PH; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY; WATER TREATMENT; ZINC;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE (AMD);

WATER POLLUTION;

MANGANESE; METAL; ZINC;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; INDEX OF BIOTIC INTEGRITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DAPHNIA; NONHUMAN; PH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOUTH AFRICA; TOXICITY TESTING; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; CLADOCERA; DAPHNIA; DAPHNIA PULEX; INVERTEBRATA; PULEX;

EID: 0032765843     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1223(99)00289-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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