The fate of major constituents and chromium and other trace elements when acid waters from the derelict Libiola mine (Italy) are mixed with stream waters

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1368-1390

  Accornero, Marina ^a   Marini, Luigi ^a   Ottonello, Giulio ^a   Zuccolini, Marino Vetuschi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM MINES; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MINES; NEGATIVE IONS; POSITIVE IONS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SORPTION; TRACE ELEMENTS; WASTEWATER DISPOSAL;

ACID WATERS; BASALUMINITE; FERRIHYDRITE-RICH SOLID MIXTURE; LIBIOLA MINES;

GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY;

ABANDONED MINE; ACID MINE DRAINAGE; RIVER POLLUTION; STREAMWATER; WATER CHEMISTRY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 21344470155     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2005.03.001     Document Type: Article

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