Acid mine drainage at the abandoned kettara mine (Morocco): 1. environmental characterization

Mine Water and the Environment

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 145-159

  Hakkou, Rachid ^a   Benzaazoua, Mostafa ^b   Bussière, Bruno ^b  

^a CADI AYYAD UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC EN ABITIBI TÉMISCAMINGUE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Kettara mine site; Mine waste; Morocco; Sulfides

Indexed keywords

EID: 52149108298     PISSN: 10259112     EISSN: 16161068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10230-008-0036-6     Document Type: Article

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