Mobility and fractionation of Fe, Pb and Zn in river sediments from a silver and base-metals mining area: Taxco, México

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1391-1401

  Espinosa, E ^a   Armienta, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Fractionation; M xico; Metals; Mining; Pollution; Sediments

Indexed keywords

BASE METALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MOBILITY; MINING WASTES; SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION ANALYSES;

FRACTIONATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTES; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS;

IRON ALLOYS;

BASE; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; LIMESTONE; MANGANESE OXIDE; METAL; ORGANIC MATTER; RAIN; SILVER; SULFIDE; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENT; EXTRACTION; FRACTIONATION; GEOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MEXICO; MINING; POLLUTION; RIVER; SEASON; SEDIMENT; SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS; WASTE;

CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METALS, HEAVY; MEXICO; MINING; PARTICLE SIZE; RAIN; RIVERS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 34547735595     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520701480474     Document Type: Article

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