Assessment of contamination load on water, soil and sediment affected by the Kongjujeil mine drainage, Republic of Korea

Environmental Geology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 501-515

  Lee, Chan Hee ^a  

^a Kungju National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Enrichment index; Environmental pollution; Geochemical modeling; Heavy mineral; Korea

Indexed keywords

SEDIMENTS; SOILS; TOXIC MATERIALS; WATER;

MINE DRAINAGE;

MINES;

HEAVY METAL; HYDROCHEMISTRY; MINE DRAINAGE; RIVER POLLUTION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SOIL POLLUTION;

SOUTH KOREA;

MICA; MUS; SIPROETA STELENES;

EID: 0041856079     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-003-0786-1     Document Type: Article

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