Mobility of heavy metals from tailings to stream waters in a mining activity contaminated site

Chemosphere

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 244-253

  Concas, A ^a   Ardau, C ^b   Cristini, A ^b,c   Zuddas, P ^b   Cao, G ^a,b,c,d  

^a CENTER FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c Centro Interdipartimentale di Ingegneria e Scienze Ambientali CINSA   (Italy)

^d Laboratorio di Cagliari del Consorzio Interuniversitario la Chimica Per l'Ambiente   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Metal contamination; Remediation hypothesis; Tailings; Water characterization

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE; GROUNDWATER; HEAVY METALS; MINING; REMEDIATION; STREAM FLOW; SURFACE WATERS; TAILINGS; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

ACID MINE DRAINAGES; METAL CONTAMINATION; REMEDIATION HYPOTHESIS; WATER CHARACTERIZATION;

WATER POLLUTION;

CADMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; GROUND WATER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; NICKEL; SURFACE WATER; ZINC;

DRAINAGE; GROUNDWATER; HEAVY METALS; MINING; REMEDIATION; STREAM FLOW; SURFACE WATERS; TAILINGS; WATER POLLUTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

HEAVY METAL; MINING; SOIL; SURFACE WATER; TAILINGS; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ARTICLE; ITALY; LEACHING; MINERALOGY; MINING; SEDIMENT; SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; STREAM (RIVER); WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING; X RAY SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 33645324438     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.08.024     Document Type: Article

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