Mercury and other trace elements in soils affected by the mine tailing spill in Aznalcóllar (SW Spain)

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 390, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 311-322

  Cabrera, F ^a   Ariza, J ^b   Madejon P ^a   Madejon E ^a   Murillo, J M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aznalc llar; Guadiamar; Mercury; Soil contamination; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

MERCURY (METAL); POLLUTION CONTROL; SLURRIES; SPAIN; TAILINGS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

AZNALCOLLAR; GUADIAMAR; MINE TAILING; SOIL CONTAMINATION;

SOIL POLLUTION;

MERCURY;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); SOIL POLLUTION; TAILINGS DAM; TRACE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; MINING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLUDGE; SOIL POLLUTION; SPAIN; SPILLAGE;

MERCURY; MINING; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEWAGE; SOIL POLLUTANTS; SPAIN; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC;

ANDALUCIA; AZNALCOLLAR; EURASIA; EUROPE; SEVILLA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 37149013437     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.10.002     Document Type: Article

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