Geochemical hazard evaluation of sulphide-rich iron mines: The Rio Marina district (Elba Island, Italy)

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 75-89

  Servida, Diego ^a   Grieco, Giovanni ^a   De Capitani, Luisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Environmental pollution; Geochemical hazard; Geostatistic application; Rio Marina mining district

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; GEOCHEMICAL HAZARD; GEOSTATISTIC APPLICATION; RIO MARINA MINING DISTRICT;

ACIDS; CATCHMENTS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COPPER; DEBRIS; DRAINAGE; HAZARDS; HEAVY METALS; HEAVY WATER; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; IRON MINES; IRON ORES; LEACHING; LEAD ALLOYS; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MARINAS; METALS; MINES; MINING; ORES; OXIDE MINERALS; PH EFFECTS; POLLUTION; PYRITES; RIVER POLLUTION; SETTLING TANKS; ZINC;

OPEN PIT MINING;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GEOSTATISTICS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEAVY METAL; IRON ORE; LEACHING; MINE WASTE; OPEN PIT MINE; TOPOGRAPHIC MAPPING; WATER POLLUTION;

ELBA; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LIVORNO [TUSCANY]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TUSCAN ARCHIPELAGO; TUSCANY;

EID: 56349130141     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2008.03.005     Document Type: Article

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