The geochemical characteristics of mine-waste calcines and runoff from the Wanshan mercury mine, Guizhou, China

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1735-1744

  Zhang, Guoping ^a   Liu, Cong Qiang ^a   Wu, Pan ^a   Yang, Yuangen ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; MINE-WASTES;

ALKALINITY; CALCINATION; EROSION; MERCURY (METAL); MINES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SURFACE WATERS;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

ALKALINE WATER; GEOCHEMISTRY; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MINE WASTE; WATER POLLUTION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUIZHOU; WANSHAN;

EID: 4444356208     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2004.03.006     Document Type: Article

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