Hydrochemical variations and contaminant load in the Río Tinto (Spain) during flood events

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 350, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 25-40

  Canovas C R ^a   Hubbard, C G ^b   Olias M ^a   Nieto, J M ^a   Black, S ^b   Coleman, M L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

AMD; Flood events; Metal load; R o Tinto

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DRAINAGE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RAIN;

FLOOD EVENTS; METAL LOAD;

FLOODS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DRAINAGE; FLOODS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); RAIN;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; CATCHMENT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRY SEASON; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLOOD; HYDROCHEMISTRY; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); RAINFALL; RIVER POLLUTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ANDALUCIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUELVA [ANDALUCIA]; RIO TINTO [(RVR) HUELVA]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 38649123026     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2007.11.022     Document Type: Article

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