Spatiotemporal evolution of soil pH and zinc after the aznalcóllar mine spill

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 37-49

  Vanderlinden, Karl ^a   Polo, Maria J ^c   Ordóñez, Rafaela ^b   Giráldez, Juan V ^c  

^a IFAPA CENTRO EL TORUÑO   (Spain)

^b IFAPA CENTRO ALAMEDA DEL OBISPO   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; METEOROLOGY; OXIDATION; PH EFFECTS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); ZINC;

MINE SPILL; PYRITE OXIDATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL EVOLUTION;

SOILS;

EDETIC ACID; PYRITE; RAIN; SULFUR; ZINC;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ACIDIFICATION; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; METEOROLOGY; OXIDATION; PH MEASUREMENT; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SPAIN; SUGAR BEET; VALIDATION PROCESS;

HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MINING; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; ZINC;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS;

EID: 31844436412     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2004.0390     Document Type: Article

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