Groundwater contribution of metals from an abandoned mine to the North Fork of the American Fork River, Utah

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 173, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 103-120

  Lachmar, Thomas E ^a   Burk, Neil I ^a   Kolesar, Peter T ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geochemistry; Groundwater; Metals; Mining; Modeling; Surface water

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); DISSOLUTION; FISH; GEOCHEMISTRY;

DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS; HYDROUS FERRIC OXIDE (HFO); SURFACE COMPLEXATION MODEL;

WATER QUALITY;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; COPPER; GROUND WATER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; METAL; SURFACE WATER; ZINC;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); DISSOLUTION; FISH; GEOCHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY;

ABANDONED MINE; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; COMPLEXATION; ELEMENT MOBILITY; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; LEAD; METAL; MINING; NATURAL ATTENUATION; SURFACE WATER;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISSOLUTION; FISH; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINING; PRECIPITATION; RIVER; STREAM (RIVER); WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

AMERICAN FORK RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH FORK; UNITED STATES; UTAH; UTAH COUNTY;

EID: 34248342278     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-005-9031-8     Document Type: Article

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