Ecotoxicological tools in the remediation of acid mine drainage

Toxicological and Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 441-460

  Lopes, Isabel ^a   Gonçalves, Fernando ^b   Soares, Amadeu M V M ^a   Ribeiro, Rui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Acid water; Ceriodaphnia dubia; Liming; Remediation

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; REMEDIATION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0032798769     PISSN: 02772248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02772249909358768     Document Type: Article

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