Spatial variations in water composition at a northern Canadian lake impacted by mine drainage

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1799-1817

  Moncur, M C ^a   Ptacek, C J ^a,b   Blowes, D W ^a   Jambor, J L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DRAINAGE; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER FLOW; THERMAL STRATIFICATION; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER POLLUTION;

CHEMICAL EVOLUTION; MINE DRAINAGE; PORE WATERS; SULFIDE-RICH TAILINGS;

LAKES;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; LAKE WATER; MINE WASTE; OXIDATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUBSURFACE FLOW; SULFIDE; TAILINGS; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

CAMP LAKE; CANADA; MANITOBA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33748790089     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2006.06.016     Document Type: Article

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