Partitioning and mobility of trace metals in the Blesbokspruit: Impact assessment of dewatering of mine waters in the East Rand, South Africa

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1044-1063

  Roychoudhury, Alakendra N ^a   Starke, Michael F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEWATERING; MINES; POLLUTION; SEDIMENTS; TOXICITY; WETLANDS;

ALKALINE WATERS; ECO-TOXICITY; RESIDUAL FRACTION; TRACE METALS;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

MINE WASTE; MOBILITY; SEDIMENT; TOXICITY; TRACE METAL; WETLAND;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33646858545     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2006.02.024     Document Type: Article

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