A new water quality index for environmental contamination contributed by mineral processing: A case study of amang (tin tailing) processing activity

Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 2977-2987

  Nasirian, Mohsen ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Mining; Tin tailing; Water quality index

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; HEAVY METALS; MINING; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RADIOISOTOPES; SEWAGE; SURVEYS; TIN; TIN MINES; WATER QUALITY;

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION; INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENT; PROCESSING ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; TIN TAILINGS; WATER QUALITY INDEXES; WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS;

EFFLUENTS;

EID: 36849022998     PISSN: 18125654     EISSN: 18125662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jas.2007.2977.2987     Document Type: Article

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