Environmental impact of the former Pb-Zn mining and smelting in East Belgium

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 88, Issue 1-3 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 6-9

  Cappuyns, V ^a   Swennen, Rudy ^a   Vandamme, A ^a   Niclaes, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Leaching; Mine tailings; Overbank sediments

Indexed keywords

MINE POND TAILING SEDIMENTS; MINE TAILINGS; OVERBANK SEDIMENTS;

CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEAVY METALS; LEACHING; LEAD MINES; SEDIMENTS; SMELTING; TAILINGS; ZINC MINES;

MINING;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; LEACHATE; SMELTING;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 31744445476     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2005.08.005     Document Type: Article

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