Ecological health assessment and remediation of the stream impacted by acid mine drainage of the Gwangyang mine area

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 129, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 79-85

  Kim, Ju Yong ^a,d   Lee, Byung Tae ^a   Shin, Kyung Hee ^a   Lee, Kun Young ^a   Kim, Kyoung Woong ^a   An, Kwang Guk ^b   Park, Young Seok ^c   Kim, Jeong Yeon ^a   Kwon, Young Ho ^d  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^c Chosun University   (South Korea)

^d Halla Engineering and Construction Corporation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Bioassessment; Ecosystem health; Neutralizer; Stream restoration

Indexed keywords

BIOREMEDIATION; ECOSYSTEMS; EFFLUENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; HEAVY METALS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; BIOASSESSMENT; INDEX OF BIOLOGICAL INTEGRITY; STREAM RESTORATION;

HEALTH RISKS;

ALUMINUM; HEAVY METAL; IRON; SURFACE WATER;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ALUMINUM; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; FISH; IRON; MORPHOLOGY; PH; REMEDIATION; STREAM;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ARTICLE; BENTHIC FAUNA; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFLUENT; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISH; MICROINVERTEBRATE; NONHUMAN; PERIPHYTON; PH MEASUREMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SPECIES HABITAT; SPECIES RICHNESS; STREAM (RIVER); WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ACIDS; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; KOREA; MINING; RIVERS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

CINCINNATI; NORTH AMERICA; OHIO; UNITED STATES;

PHOXINUS OXYCEPHALUS; PISCES;

EID: 34547133764     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-006-9429-9     Document Type: Article

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