The effect of vegetation on porewater composition in a natural wetland receiving acid mine drainage

Wetlands

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 40-48

  Batty, Lesley C ^a   Baker, Alan J M ^b   Wheeler, Bryan D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Copper; Geochemistry; Iron; Manganese; Parys Mountain; Porewaters; Sulfur; Wetland plants

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COPPER; IRON; MANGANESE; OXIDATION; PHYTOREMEDIATION; PLANT COMMUNITY; POLLUTION CONTROL; POREWATER; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SULFATE-REDUCING BACTERIUM; SULFUR; WETLAND;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ERIOPHORUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM; PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS;

EID: 33845800170     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/0277-5212(2006)26[40:TEOVOP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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