Geostatistical estimation of chemical contamination in stream sediments: The case study of Vale das Gatas mine (northern Portugal)

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 98, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 15-21

  Salgueiro, A R ^a   Ávila, P Freire ^b   Pereira, H Garcia ^a   Oliveira, J M Santos ^b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b National Institute of Engineering   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Abandoned mines; Environmental remediation; Global Contamination Index; Indicator Block Kriging

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; DECISION MAKING; GEOCHEMISTRY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PROBABILITY; REMEDIATION;

GLOBAL CONTAMINATION INDEX; INDICATOR BLOCK KRIGING;

ABANDONED MINES;

ABANDONED MINE; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GEOSTATISTICS; KRIGING; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SEDIMENT POLLUTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; VALE DAS GATAS MINE;

EID: 44149116778     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2007.10.005     Document Type: Article

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