Quantifying health risk reductions from implementation of a passive net alkaline wetland

Environmental Modeling and Assessment

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 67-75

  Gunter, James T ^a   Regens, James L ^b  

^a University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Center for Biosecurity Research   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Mine drainage; Multimedia model; Wetland

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METALS; WETLANDS;

HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATION; HUMAN HEALTH RISKS; MINE DRAINAGE; MULTIMEDIA MODELING; RISK REDUCTIONS;

HEALTH RISKS;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; SURFACE WATER;

EID: 38349060097     PISSN: 14202026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10666-006-9073-3     Document Type: Article

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