The Oued Mellègue: Mining activity, stream sediments and dispersion of base metals in natural environments, North-western Tunisia

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-36

  Mlayah, A ^a   Ferreira da Silva, E ^b   Rocha, F ^b   Hamza, Ch Ben ^c   Charef, A ^a   Noronha, F ^d  

^a University of Carthage   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^c University of Carthage   (Tunisia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Mining; Oued Mell gue; Principal Component Analysis; Stream contamination; Tailings; Trace metals

Indexed keywords

BASE-METALS; CONTAMINATION SOURCES; DEMOGRAPHIC GROWTHS; DEPOSITIONAL SYSTEMS; DOLOSTONES; GEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; IRON OXYHYDROXIDE; LEACHING SOLUTIONS; MINING ACTIVITIES; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; ORE MINERALS; RIVER SYSTEMS; SILICICLASTICS; STREAM CONTAMINATION; STREAM SEDIMENTS; STRONG DEMANDS; SULPHIDE MINERALS; TOXIC METALS; TRACE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; TRACE METALS; TRIASSIC; TUNISIA; WATER RESERVES;

ABANDONED MINES; ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; BARIUM; CONTAMINATION; DAMS; GYPSUM; HYDRATES; INDUSTRIAL PLANTS; IRON COMPOUNDS; IRON ORES; LEACHING; LEAD ALLOYS; MERCURY (METAL); METAL ANALYSIS; METALS; MINERALS; MINING; PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SILICA; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TAILINGS; TAILINGS DISPOSAL; TOXIC MATERIALS; TRACE ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY; WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; WEATHERING; ZINC; ZINC SULFIDE;

RIVER POLLUTION;

BASE METAL; DISPERSION; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; MINING; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TAILINGS; TRACE METAL; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA; NORTH AFRICA; TUNISIA;

EID: 67349134261     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2008.11.016     Document Type: Article

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