The chemistry of waters associated with metal mining in Macedonia

Mine Water and the Environment

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 139-149

  Alderton, D H M ^a   Serafimovski, T ^b   Mullen, B ^a   Fairall, K ^a   James, S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Sts Cyril and Methodius   (Macedonia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antimony; Arsenic; Heavy metals; Macedonia; Metal pollution; Mine waters; Thallium

Indexed keywords

SASA;

EID: 33746927568     PISSN: 10259112     EISSN: 16161068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10230-005-0085-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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