Potential groundwater contamination with toxic metals in and around an abandoned Zn mine, Korea

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 165, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 167-185

  Lee, J Y ^a   Choi, J C ^b   Yi, M J ^a   Kim, J W ^a   Cheon, J Y ^a   Choi, Y K ^a   Choi, M J ^a   Lee, K K ^c  

^a GeoGreen21 Co Ltd   (South Korea)

^b Pukyong National University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Abandoned metal mine; Groundwater; Korea; Sulfate; Toxic metals

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GROUNDWATER; MIXING; PH; RUNOFF; STREAM FLOW; SULFATE MINERALS; TOXIC MATERIALS; WASTE DISPOSAL; ZINC MINES;

ABANDONED METAL MINES; KOREA; MINE WASTES; TOXIC METALS;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

GROUND WATER; SULFATE; ZINC;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEAVY METAL; MINE;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; METAL RECOVERY; OXYGEN SATURATION; PH MEASUREMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; STREAM (RIVER); WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SAMPLING;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; WORLD;

EID: 23844485549     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-005-4637-4     Document Type: Article

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