Determination of metals by total reflection X-ray fluorescence and evaluation of toxicity of a river impacted by coal mining in the south of Brazil

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 163, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 531-537

  Lattuada, R M ^a   Menezes, C T B ^a   Pavei, P T ^a   Peralba, M C R ^b   Dos Santos, J H Z ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO EXTREMO SUL CATARINENSE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Coal mining effluent; Ecotoxicity; Heavy metal; Total reflection X ray fluorescence

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; COAL MINING EFFLUENT; ECOTOXICITY; HEAVY METAL; TOTAL REFLECTION X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

ACIDS; COAL; COAL INDUSTRY; DRAINAGE; EFFLUENTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTION; FLUORESCENCE; HEAVY METALS; LEAD; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MANGANESE REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); METALS; POLLUTION; REFLECTION; RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; TOXICITY; ZINC;

MINING;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; BIOASSAY; BIOINDICATOR; COAL MINING; ECOTOXICOLOGY; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; HEAVY METAL; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOXICITY TEST; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; COAL MINING; DAPHNIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; METALS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; X-RAYS;

BRAZIL; CRICIUMA; SANTA CATARINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

DAPHNIA MAGNA;

EID: 59849119585     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.07.003     Document Type: Article

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