Impact of past mining activity on the quality of groundwater in SW Sardinia (Italy)

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 100, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 125-132

  Cidu, Rosa ^a   Biddau, Riccardo ^a   Fanfani, Luca ^a  

^a Department of Earth Sciences ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Hydrogeochemistry; Mine legacy; Sardinia

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE FORMATIONS; CHEMICAL CONTAMINATION; DRINKING WATER; DRY SEASONS; HYDROGEOCHEMICAL; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; MINE LEGACY; MINE WORKINGS; MINING ACTIVITIES; SARDINIA; WATER FLOW (IGC: D7/E14); WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO);

DISSOLUTION; DROUGHT; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; LEAD; LEAD ALLOYS; MINERALS; MINES; MINING; POTABLE WATER; UNDERGROUND RESERVOIRS; WATER CONTENT; ZINC;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

ABANDONED MINE; ACIDITY; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; SPRING WATER; WATER QUALITY; WELL WATER; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SARDINIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 58749100130     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2008.02.003     Document Type: Article

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