Seasonal variations in the composition of mine drainage-contaminated groundwater in Dalarna, Sweden

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 197-214

  Herbert Jr , Roger B ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acidity; Oxidation; Pyrrhotite; Sequential extraction; Snowmelt; Surface complexation

Indexed keywords

ALUMINOSILICATE WEATHERING; FERRIC IRON PRECIPITATION; MINE ROCK DUMP; SEASONAL VARIATIONS; SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION; SULFIDE OXIDATION;

ACIDITY; ATTENUATION; COMPLEXATION; COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); OXIDATION; PH; RUNOFF; SNOW MELTING SYSTEMS;

GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY;

ACIDITY; ALUMINOSILICATE; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MINE DRAINAGE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SEASONAL VARIATION; SNOWMELT; SOLUTE TRANSPORT;

DALARNA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 33746756699     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2005.12.002     Document Type: Article

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