Trace element concentrations in saltmarsh soils strongly affected by wastes from metal sulphide mining areas

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 188, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 283-295

  Jiménez Cárceles, Francisco José ^a   Álvarez Rogel, José ^a   Conesa Alcaraz, Héctor Miguel ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Mar Menor; Mine wastes; Redox potential; Soluble metals; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; NUTRIENTS; ORGANIC CARBON; PH; SOILS;

MAR MENOR; MINE WASTES; SOIL-WATER SYSTEM; SOLUBLE METALS;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

ARSENIC; CALCIUM CARBONATE; GROUND WATER; METAL; ORGANIC CARBON; SULFIDE; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ARSENIC; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; NUTRIENTS; ORGANIC CARBON; PH; SOILS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ARSENIC; CALCIUM CARBONATE; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MINE WASTE; MOBILIZATION; PH; REDOX POTENTIAL; SALTMARSH; SAMPLING; SOIL POLLUTION; SULFIDE; WATER TABLE;

ARTICLE; MINING; MOBILIZATION; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SALT MARSH; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL PROPERTY; WATER SAMPLING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; MAR MENOR; MURCIA [SPAIN]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 38349159841     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-007-9544-4     Document Type: Article

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