Influence of mining activities in the north of potosi, Bolivia on the water quality of the Chayanta River, and its consequences

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 132, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 321-330

  Rojas, Jenny C ^a   Vandecasteele, Carlo ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN SIMÓN   (Bolivia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bolivia; Drinking water quality; Heavy metals; Minewater; North of Potos ; Quality of irrigation water; Water quality of Chayanta

Indexed keywords

BOLIVIA; HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATION; INFILTRATED WATER; IRRIGATION WATERS; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; MINEWATER; MINING ACTIVITIES; TECHNOLOGICAL SOLUTION;

COPPER; GROUNDWATER; HEAVY METALS; IRRIGATION; LEAD; NICKEL; POLLUTION; POTABLE WATER; RIVERS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

RIVER POLLUTION;

HEAVY METAL; WATER;

ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMAN; MINING; RIVER; STANDARD; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

BOLIVIA; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; MINING; RIVERS; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 38449118603     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-006-9536-7     Document Type: Article

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