The behaviour of heavy metals from the Guadalquivir estuary after the Aznalcóllar mining spill: Field and laboratory surveys

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 71-88

  Garcia Luque E ^a   Forja, J M ^a   Delvalls, T A ^a   Gomez Parra A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aznalc llar acid mine waste; Guadalquivir estuary; Heavy metals; Laboratory simulation; National Park of Do ana

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; ESTUARIES; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLS; TOXIC MATERIALS; WASTEWATER;

LABORATORY SIMULATIONS;

HEAVY METALS;

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; ZINC;

ACCIDENT; ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ESTUARINE POLLUTION; HEAVY METAL;

ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ESTUARY; INCUBATION TIME; LABORATORY; MEASUREMENT; MINING; RIVER; SALINITY; SIMULATION; SPAIN; SPILLAGE; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METALS, HEAVY; MINING; SPAIN; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER SUPPLY;

SPAIN;

EID: 0037341982     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022458804821     Document Type: Article

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