Effect of dumping and cleaning activities on the aquatic ecosystems of the Guadiamar River following a toxic flood

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 242, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 231-248

  Prat, N ^a   Toja, J ^b   Sola C ^a   Burgos, M D ^b   Plans, M ^a   Rieradevall, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Metal accumulation; Mine wastes; Mining accident; River recovery; Sewage pollution

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; METAL; THALLIUM; ZINC;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ECOSYSTEM RESPONSE; MINE WASTE; REMEDIATION;

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CLEANING; DISASTER; DUMPING; ECOSYSTEM; INVERTEBRATE; MINING; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SPAIN; WASTE; WATER POLLUTION;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ANIMALS; CHLOROPHYLL; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; MINING; PLANKTON; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

SPAIN;

EID: 0033406624     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(99)00393-9     Document Type: Article

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