Evaluation of metal attenuation from mine tailings in SE Spain (Sierra Almagrera): A soil-leaching column study

Mine Water and the Environment

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 53-67

  Navarro Flores, A ^a   Martinez Sola F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b DSM Deretil   (Spain)

Author keywords

Leaching; Metals; Mine sites; Soils; Tailings

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950339915     PISSN: 10259112     EISSN: 16161068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10230-010-0099-z     Document Type: Article

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