The influence of coal quality variation on utilization of water from abandoned coal mines as a municipal water source

Mine Water and the Environment

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 204-208

  Varnell, Curtis J ^a   Van Brahana, J ^b   Steele, Kenneth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FORT SMITH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Lead; Mercury; Pyrite; Water supply

Indexed keywords

EID: 13944274088     PISSN: 10259112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10230-004-0063-x     Document Type: Article

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