Contamination from historic metal mines and the need for non-invasive remediation techniques: A case study from Southwest England

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 148, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 149-158

  Rieuwerts, J S ^a   Austin, S ^a   Harris, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bonemeal; Hydroxyapatite; Lead; Mine waste; Remediation; Water Framework Directive; Zinc

Indexed keywords

APATITE; DISSOLUTION; HYDROXYAPATITE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEACHING; LEAD; LEAD ALLOYS; MINE TRANSPORTATION; MINES; MINING; POLLUTION; REMEDIATION; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS; SILVER; SILVER MINES; ZINC;

ANNUAL AVERAGES; BONEMEAL; CASE STUDIES; COASTAL WATERS; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STANDARDS; GEOMETRIC MEANS; MEAN CONCENTRATIONS; METAL MINES; MINE SITES; MINE SPOILS; MINE WASTE; MINING AREAS; MINING SITES; PILOT EXPERIMENTS; PRIORITY CHEMICALS; REMEDIATION METHODS; STREAM SEDIMENTS; STREAM WATERS; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE;

RIVER POLLUTION;

HYDROXYAPATITE; LEAD; METAL; ZINC;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPEAN UNION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; LEAD; MINE WASTE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; REMEDIATION; STREAMWATER; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LEACHING; MINING; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION; SEDIMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING;

DURAPATITE; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HUMANS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METALS; MINING; RIVERS;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 58049173613     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-007-0146-9     Document Type: Article

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