The environmental impact of mining in the Pontides, Turkey: Reconnaissance sampling and GIS-based analysis

Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 317-328

  Akçay, Miǧraç ^a   Moon, Charles J ^b  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Black Sea; Heavy metals; Mining; Pollution; Turkey

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GOLD; HEAVY METALS; MINING; ORE TREATMENT; POLLUTION; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RAIN; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVERS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TAILINGS DISPOSAL;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; AREAL DISTRIBUTION; BLACK SEA; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; POTENTIAL CONTAMINANTS; POTENTIAL SURFACES; TURKEY; VISUAL EXAMINATION;

ORE SAMPLING;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GIS; HEAVY METAL; MINE WASTE;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; PONTIDES; TURKEY; WORLD;

AVES; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

EID: 10344245085     PISSN: 14677873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1467-7873/03-052     Document Type: Article

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