Elements influencing cost allocation in the pinal creek aquifer, Arizona, USA. Part III: Quantifying metal releases from multiple sources

Environmental Forensics

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 287-303

  Moomaw, C ^a   Davis, Andy ^a   Helgen, S ^a  

^a Geomega   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid plume; Cost allocation; Loading calculations; Metals; Mining

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642380498     PISSN: 15275922     EISSN: 15275930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713848543     Document Type: Article

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