The acidic mine pit lakes of the Iberian Pyrite Belt: An approach to their physical limnology and hydrogeochemistry

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1260-1287

  Sánchez España, Javier ^a   Pamo, Enrique López ^a   Pastor, Esther Santofimia ^a   Ercilla, Marta Diez ^a  

^a INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION;

HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; LIMNOLOGY;

LAKES;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; DIEL VARIATION; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROLYSIS; LAKE WATER; LIMNOLOGY; PYRITE; TRACE ELEMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; IBERIAN PYRITE BELT; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ATALAYA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 42149159370     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2007.12.036     Document Type: Article

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