Arsenic and heavy metal pollution of soil, water and sediments in a semi-arid climate mining area in Mexico

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 152, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 129-152

  Razo, Israel ^a   Carrizales, Leticia ^b   Castro, Javier ^c   Díaz Barriga, Fernando ^b   Monroy, Marcos ^a  

^a Instituto de Metalurgia   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SAN LUIS POTOSÍ   (Mexico)

^c Facultad de Ingenieria   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Environmental impact of mining; Heavy metals; Historical mining; Semi arid climate; Tailings impoundments

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; HEALTH RISKS; HEAVY METALS; SEDIMENTS; SOILS; WASTES; WATER;

MINE WASTE; STREAM SEDIMENTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ARSENIC; COPPER; DRINKING WATER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; ZINC;

ARSENIC; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEAVY METAL; MINING; POLLUTION;

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; MEXICO; MINING; POLLUTION CONTROL; POND; SEDIMENT; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; STREAM (RIVER); WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; SAN LUIS POTOSI;

VILLA;

EID: 1542376133     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:WATE.0000015350.14520.c1     Document Type: Article

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