Hydrochemical characteristics and seasonal influence on the pollution by acid mine drainage in the Odiel river Basin (SW Spain)

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 697-714

  Sarmiento, Aguasanta M ^a   Nieto, José Miguel ^a   Olías, Manuel ^b   Cánovas, Carlos R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

^b Experimental Sciences University of Huelva   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CONTAMINATION; DISSOLUTION; DRAINAGE; HYDROCHEMISTRY; LITHOLOGY; PYRITES; RIVERS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WATERSHEDS;

CONTAMINATED STREAMS; GEOCHEMICAL CONDITIONS; HYDROCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; HYDROLOGICAL YEARS; IBERIAN PYRITE BELTS; MEAN CONCENTRATIONS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; SEASONAL VARIATION;

RIVER POLLUTION;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; AEROSOL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FLUX MEASUREMENT; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RIVER BASIN; RIVER POLLUTION; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ANDALUCIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUELVA [ANDALUCIA]; ODIEL BASIN; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 63149186169     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2008.12.025     Document Type: Article

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