Environmental regulatory failure and metal contamination at the Giap Lai pyrite mine, Northern Vietnam

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 712-720

  Hakan Tarras Wahlberg N ^a   Nguyen, Lan T ^b  

^a Swedish Geological AB   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acid rock drainage; Environmental policy; Metal contamination; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DRAINAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; PYRITES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

ACID ROCK DRAINAGE; DOWN-STREAM; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; METAL CONTAMINATION; METAL LEVELS; MINING AREAS; PYRITE MINE; VIET NAM; WASTE ROCKS; WATERBODIES;

MINING;

PYRITE; SULFIDE;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MINE WASTE; PYRITE; TAILINGS;

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LAW; MINING; SEDIMENT; VIET NAM; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM;

EID: 38149042656     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.12.012     Document Type: Article

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