Performance of a natural wetland treating acid mine drainage in arid conditions

Mine Water and the Environment

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 150-154

  Sheoran, A S ^a  

^a JAI NARAIN VYAS UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Natural wetland; Pollutant removal; Tailings impoundment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746924414     PISSN: 10259112     EISSN: 16161068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10230-005-0086-y     Document Type: Conference Paper

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