What limits the productivity of acid mine drainage treatment ponds?

Mine Water and the Environment

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 44-53

  Simmons, Jeffrey A ^a   Long, Jonah M ^a   Ray, Joshua W ^a  

^a Biology Dept   (United States)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Mine drainage; Phosphorus; Phytoplankton; Primary productivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 13944284116     PISSN: 10259112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10230-004-0035-1     Document Type: Article

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