The ecotoxicological recovery of ely creek and tributaries (Lee County, Va) after remediation of acid mine drainage

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 123, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 109-124

  Simon, Matthew L ^a   Cherry, Donald S ^a   Currie, Rebecca J ^a   Zipper, Carl E ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abandoned mine lands; Acid mine drainage; Bioassessment; Constructed wetlands; Remediation; Water quality

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE; ECOLOGY; MONITORING; REMEDIATION; WATER QUALITY;

ABANDONED MINE LANDS; ACID MINE DRAINAGE; BIOASSESSMENT; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS;

WATERSHEDS;

ALUMINUM; IRON;

ABANDONED MINE; ACID MINE DRAINAGE; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; ECOTOXICOLOGY; REMEDIATION; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHED;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ARTICLE; BENTHIC FAUNA; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CLAM; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INVERTEBRATE; PH MEASUREMENT; SEDIMENT; TOXICITY TESTING; UNITED STATES; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT; WATERSHED;

ALUMINUM; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INVERTEBRATES; IRON; MINING; RIVERS; VIRGINIA; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ELY CREEK; LEE COUNTY [VIRGINIA]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

BIVALVIA; CORBICULA FLUMINEA;

EID: 33751565161     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-005-9174-5     Document Type: Article

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