Interaction of acid mine drainage with waters and sediments at the Corona stream, Lousal mine (Iberian Pyrite Belt, southern Portugal)

Environmental Geology

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1001-1013

  Da Silva, E Ferreira ^a   Patinha, C ^a   Reis, P ^c   Fonseca, E Cardoso ^a   Matos, J X ^b   Barrosinho, J ^a   Oliveira, J M Santos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b Instituto Geologico e Mineiro   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage (AMD); Acidity; Iberian Pyrite Belt, Portugal; Metal ions; Saturation index

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED MINES; ACIDS; DRAINAGE; SEDIMENTS; SULFIDE MINERALS; TOXIC MATERIALS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE (AMD); IBERIAN PYRITE BELT, PORTUGAL; METAL IONS; SATURATION INDEX;

MINE FLOODING;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; EFFLUENT; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GEOCHEMISTRY; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RUNOFF; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; IBERIAN PYRITE BELT; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 33746888105     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-006-0273-6     Document Type: Article

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