Mobilisation of arsenic at the Talhadas old mining area - Central Portugal

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 167-180

  Patinha, C ^a,b   Ferreira Da Silva, E ^a   Cardoso Fonseca, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b PRAXIS XXI Scholarship   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Contamination; Retention release mechanisms; Sequential extractions; Tailings

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOCHEMISTRY; IRON; OXIDATION; SURFACE WATERS; TAILINGS;

ARSENIC POLLUTION; MOBILITY; RETENTION/RELEASE MECHANISM; SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION;

MINING;

ABANDONED MINE; ARSENIC; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 23844441882     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2004.08.001     Document Type: Article

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