Spatial modelling of contamination in a catchment area impacted by mining: A case study of the Recsk copper mine, Hungary

Land Contamination and Reclamation

Volumn 17, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 413-421

  Jordan, Gyozo ^a   Van Rompaey, Anton ^b   Somody, Aniko ^c   Fügedi, Ubul ^a   Farsang, Andrea ^d  

^a GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF HUNGARY   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c Zabrak Ltd   (Hungary)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Catchment; Contamination; Distributed model; Geochemistry; Heavy metals; Mining; Sediment export; Spatial modelling

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; CATCHMENT; COPPER; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LAND USE CHANGE; MINE WASTE; MINERALIZATION; MINING; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE WATER; TOPOLOGY; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

HEVES; HUNGARY; RECSK COPPER MINE;

EID: 77955131363     PISSN: 09670513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2462/09670513.987     Document Type: Article

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