Distribution of trace elements in soils surrounding the El Teniente porphyry copper deposit, Chile: the influence of smelter emissions and a tailings deposit

Environmental Geology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 365-376

  Kelm, U ^a   Helle, S ^a   Matthies, R ^b   Morales, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

^c CODELCO Chile ^*  (Chile)

Author keywords

Chile; Porphyry copper deposit; Smelter; Soil; Tailings

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; COPPER DEPOSITS; DEPOSITS; ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MINERALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SMELTING; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; SOILS; TAILINGS; TRACE ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITIES; CHILE; GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION; ORGANIC MATTER CONTENT; PORPHYRY COPPER DEPOSITS; SMELTER; TRACE ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS; TRACE ELEMENT MOBILITY;

SOIL POLLUTION;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER; ELEMENT MOBILITY; MINERALOGY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SMELTING; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TAILINGS; TRACE ELEMENT;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 60449090202     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-008-1305-1     Document Type: Article

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