A preliminary investigation and evaluation of the thallium environmental impacts of the unmined Xiangquan thallium-only deposit in Hexian, China

Environmental Geology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 131-145

  Zhou, Taofa ^a,b   Fan, Yu ^a   Yuan, Feng ^a   Cooke, David ^b   Zhang, Xin ^a   Li, Liangjun ^c  

^a HEFEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c Geology Survey and Environment Inspection Centre of Anhui Province   (China)

Author keywords

China; Ecosystem; Environmental impacts; Thallium (Tl); Xiangquan thallium only deposit

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GROUNDWATER; LEACHING; PYRITES; SEDIMENTS;

MINERAL RESOURCES EXPLORATION; TRACE ELEMENTS POLLUTION; XIANGQUAN THALLIUM-ONLY DEPOSIT;

THALLIUM;

ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LEACHING; ORDOVICIAN; ORE DEPOSIT; PARENT BODY; PYRITE; THALLIUM; THERMAL SPRING; WEATHERING;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 38849147782     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-007-0800-0     Document Type: Article

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