Arsenic enrichment in waters and sediments of the Rio Loa (Second Region, Chile)

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1399-1416

  Romero, L ^a   Alonso, H ^a   Campano, P ^a   Fanfani, L ^b   Cidu, R ^b   Dadea, C ^b   Keegan, T ^c   Thornton, I ^c   Farago, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CATCHMENTS; GEOTHERMAL WATER RESOURCES; MINING; PH EFFECTS; SEDIMENTS;

MINING INDUSTRY;

WATER;

ARSENIC; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; MINE WASTE; RIVER MANAGEMENT; RIVER WATER; WATER QUALITY;

CHILE; RIO LOA; SECOND REGION;

EID: 0042769337     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(03)00059-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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