Factors controlling the element distribution in farming soils and water around the abandoned Hali{dotless}köy mercury mine (Beydaǧ, Turkey)

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1908-1917

  Gemici, Ünsal ^a   Tarcan, Gültekin ^a   Melis Somay, A ^a   Akar, Toygar ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ACIDIC MINE WATER; AQUATIC LIFE; DISSOLVED SOLIDS; DISTRIBUTION OF CONTAMINANTS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELEMENT DISTRIBUTION; ENRICHMENT FACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; HG MINES; HG MINING; MINE SITE; MINE WASTES; MINE WATERS; SOIL CONTAMINATION; STREAM SEDIMENTS; US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

ACIDS; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; CONTAMINATION; DISSOLUTION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; LEAD; MERCURY (METAL); MERCURY MINES; MINE FLOODING; MINE TRANSPORTATION; MINES; MINING; PYRITES; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVERS; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SEMICONDUCTING CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; SOILS; ZINC;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ABANDONED MINE; ACID MINE DRAINAGE; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ELEMENT MOBILITY; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; MERCURY (ELEMENT); OXIDATION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; RUNOFF; SOIL POLLUTION; SOIL QUALITY; WATER QUALITY;

BEYDAG; EURASIA; IZMIR [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

EID: 70349171286     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2009.07.004     Document Type: Article

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