Environmental impact of mining activities in the southern sector of the Guadiana Basin (SW of the Iberian Peninsula)

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 199, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 323-341

  Delgado, J ^a   Sarmiento, A M ^a   Condesso De Melo, M T ^b   Nieto, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Guadiana River basin; Iberian Pyrite Belt; Metal pollution

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; CONTAMINANT LOADS; CONTAMINATION RISKS; CONTAMINATION SOURCES; DRY SEASONS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FLUVIAL SYSTEMS; GUADIANA RIVER BASIN; HYDROCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; IBERIAN PENINSULA; IBERIAN PYRITE BELT; LEACHATE; LEACHATES; LOCAL POPULATIONS; METAL POLLUTION; MINING ACTIVITIES; MINING AREAS; MIXING PROCESS; OXIDIZING CONDITIONS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; POLLUTION LEVEL; POLLUTION SOURCES; POLYMETALLIC; PORTUGAL; REDOX POTENTIALS; RIPARIAN HABITATS; RIVER BASINS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SULFIDE DEPOSIT; SURFACE WATER BODY; WATER QUALITY STANDARD;

ACIDS; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; CATCHMENTS; CONTAMINATION; DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; DRAINAGE; DROUGHT; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LEACHING; METALLOIDS; METALS; MINES; MINING; POLLUTION; PYRITES; RIVERS; SEAWATER; SURFACE ANALYSIS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER QUALITY; WATERSHEDS;

RIVER POLLUTION;

ALUMINUM; COPPER; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; IRON; METAL; MINERAL; SEA WATER; SURFACE WATER;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ESTUARY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; LEACHATE; MINING; OXIDATION; POLLUTANT SOURCE; REDUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER BASIN; SEASONAL VARIATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; DILUTION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ESTUARY; LEACHING; MINING; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PH; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PORTUGAL; PRECIPITATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPAIN; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING; WATER STANDARD; WATER TEMPERATURE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GUADIANA BASIN; IBERIAN PENINSULA; IBERIAN PYRITE BELT; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 67349086858     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-008-9882-x     Document Type: Article

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