Characterization of anthropogenic and natural sources of acid rock drainage at the Cinnamon Gulch abandoned mine land inventory site, Summit County, Colorado

Environmental Geology

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 919-932

  Bird, David A ^a  

^a Senior Engineering Geologist   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid rock drainage; Cinnamon gulch; Colorado; Snake river

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED MINES; ACIDITY; ALUMINUM; PH EFFECTS; WATERSHEDS;

CHEMICAL LOADING; DISSLOVED CONCENTRATIONS;

POLLUTION CONTROL;

ABANDONED MINE; ACID MINE DRAINAGE; BASEFLOW; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MINING; TRACE METAL;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CINNAMOMUM VERUM; SERPENTES;

EID: 0242540523     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-003-0835-9     Document Type: Article

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