Simulating metals and mine discharges in river basins using a new INtegrated CAtchment model for metals: pollution impacts and restoration strategies in the aries-mures river system in Transylvania, Romania

Hydrology Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 323-346

  Whitehead, P G ^a   Butterfield, D ^b   Wade, A J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Metals; Modelling; Mures river; Pollution; Romania

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; METALS; MODELS; POLLUTION; RESTORATION; RIVERS; RUNOFF; WATER QUALITY;

ACID ROCK DRAINAGE; CHEMICAL PROCESS; INTEGRATED CATCHMENT MODEL; MINE RESTORATIONS; POLLUTION IMPACT; RESTORATION STRATEGIES; ROMANIA; SEMI-DISTRIBUTED;

RIVER POLLUTION;

CATCHMENT; CYANIDE; DISCHARGE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; HEAVY METAL; MINE DRAINAGE; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION EFFECT; RIVER BASIN; WATER QUALITY;

ARIES RIVER; EURASIA; EUROPE; MURES RIVER; ROMANIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; TRANSYLVANIA;

EID: 67649820092     PISSN: 00291277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/nh.2009.069     Document Type: Article

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