The mine tailing accident in Aznalcollar

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 242, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 3-11

  Grimalt, Joan O ^a   Ferrer, Miguel ^b   MacPherson, Enrique ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Coastal areas; Freshwater environments; Marshes; Metal pollution; Mine tailings

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; BISMUTH; CADMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; FRESH WATER; LEAD; MERCURY; METAL; SELENIUM; SILVER; THALLIUM;

ACID WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HEAVY METAL; MINING; POLLUTION INCIDENCE; TAILINGS;

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; BIRD; DISASTER; MINING; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SEASHORE; SPAIN; WATER POLLUTION;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ANIMALS; BIRDS; EUROPE; METALS; MINING; SPAIN; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

SPAIN;

EID: 0033431836     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(99)00372-1     Document Type: Article

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