Colloid formation and metal transport through two mixing zones affected by acid mine drainage near Silverton, Colorado

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1003-1018

  Schemel, Laurence E ^a   Kimball, Briant A ^b   Bencala, Kenneth E ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; COLLOID; HEAVY METAL; RIVER WATER; WATER CHEMISTRY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034112654     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(99)00104-3     Document Type: Article

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