Impacts on water, soil and plants from the abandoned Miguel Vacas copper mine, Portugal

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 96, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 161-170

  Abreu, M M ^a   Matias, M J ^b   Magalhães, M Clara F ^c   Basto, M J ^b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Nickel; Phosphates, carbonates copper mine; Prunus domestica; Quercus ilex; Soil copper contamination

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL; WASTE-ROCK MATERIALS;

ABANDONED MINES; CARBONATES; COPPER MINES; PHOSPHATES; PLANTS (BOTANY); SOIL POLLUTION; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER; WEATHERING;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

ABANDONED MINE; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROUNDWATER; MANGANESE; MINE WASTE; MODELING; NICKEL; REMEDIATION; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION; WOODY PLANT; ZINC;

ALENTEJO; EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

BOS; OLEA EUROPAEA; PRUNUS DOMESTICA; QUERCUS ILEX;

EID: 37849043977     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2007.04.012     Document Type: Article

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