Accumulation and fate of contaminants (Zn, Pb, Fe and S) in substrates of wetlands constructed for treating mine wastewater

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 157, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 345-364

  O'Sullivan, Aisling D ^a   Moran, Bredagh M ^a   Otte, Marinus L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

bio availability; metals; mining; substrates; sulphur; treatment wetlands; wastewater

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT FRACTIONS;

GEOCHEMISTRY; IMPURITIES; IRON; LEAD; MINING; SEDIMENTS; SOLUBILITY; SUBSTRATES; SULFUR; WASTEWATER; ZINC;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ALKALI; CARBONIC ACID; IRON; LEAD; METAL; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; SULFATE; SULFIDE; SULFUR; ZINC;

BIOREMEDIATION; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MINING; POLLUTION; REMEDIATION; SULFUR; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT; ZINC;

BIOREMEDIATION; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MINE WASTE; POLLUTION; REMEDIATION; SULFUR; WASTEWATER; WATER TREATMENT; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; IMMOBILIZATION; IRELAND; MINING; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PH; SEDIMENT; SOLUBILITY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

COUNTY MEATH; EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; LEINSTER; TARA MINES; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 4444363307     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:WATE.0000038882.09628.ab     Document Type: Article

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