Abandoned Smolník mine (Slovakia) - A catchment area affected by mining activities

Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 104-110

  Lintnerová, Otília ^a   Šottník, Peter ^a   Šoltés, Stanislav ^a  

^a Physics and Informatics   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Fe oxyhydroxides; Mine waste; Suspended matter

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; MINE DRAINAGE; MINE WASTE; MINING; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WATER POLLUTION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; HNILEC RIVER; KOSICKY; SLOVAKIA;

GEOSITTA CUNICULARIA;

EID: 46649090321     PISSN: 17364728     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3176/earth.2008.2.06     Document Type: Conference Paper

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