Impact of former mining activities on the uranium distribution in the River Saale (Germany)

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1073-1082

  Baborowski, Martina ^a   Bozau, Elke ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; CATCHMENTS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DEWATERING; RIVERS; SALTS; TRACE ANALYSIS; URANIUM;

CARBONATE COMPLEXES; TRACE METAL CONCENTRATIONS; U CONCENTRATIONS; URANIUM DISTRIBUTION;

MINING;

DEWATERING; MINING; TRANSPORTATION; URANIUM; WATER POLLUTION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; SAALE RIVER;

EID: 33646892369     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2006.02.017     Document Type: Article

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