Lead isotopic fingerprinting of heavy metal contamination, Rio Pilcomayo basin, Bolivia

Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 225-233

  Miller, Jerry R ^a   Lechler, Paul J ^b   Hudson Edwards, Karen A ^c   Macklin, Mark G ^d  

^a WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Lead isotopes; Mining; Pollution

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METALS; ISOTOPES; MINING; POLLUTION; SEDIMENTS; SOIL POLLUTION; TIN DEPOSITS;

ALLUVIAL SEDIMENTS; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS; CONTAMINANT SOURCES; HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FINGERPRINTING; LEAD ISOTOPE; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION;

RIVER POLLUTION;

HEAVY METAL; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LEAD ISOTOPE; MINE WASTE; MINING; ORE BODY; POLLUTANT SOURCE; RIVER POLLUTION;

BOLIVIA; RIO PILCOMAYO;

EID: 0036706285     PISSN: 14677873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1467-787302-026     Document Type: Article

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