Thallium Behavior in Soils Polluted by Pyrite Tailings (Aznalcóllar, Spain)

Soil and Sediment Contamination

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-36

  Martin F ^a   Garcia I ^a   Dorronsoro, C ^a   Simon M ^a   Aguilar, J ^a   Ortiz I ^a   Fernandez E ^a   Fernandez J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Pyrite tailings; Soil pollution; Speciation; Thallium

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CRYSTALS; GROUNDWATER; OXIDES; PH EFFECTS; PYRITES; THALLIUM;

BIO-AVILABLE FRACTION;

SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 0842264001     PISSN: 10588337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10588330490269769     Document Type: Article

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