The combined effect of abandoned mines and agriculture on groundwater chemistry

Journal of Contaminant Hydrology

Volumn 115, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 64-78

  Pauwels, Hélène ^a   Pettenati, Marie ^a   Greffié, Catherine ^a  

^a BRGM   (France)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Denitrification; Isotopes; Metals; Mine drainage; Nitrate

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES; ARSENIC CONCENTRATION; ARTIFICIAL TRACERS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CO-PRECIPITATED; COMBINED EFFECT; ELECTRON DONORS; GEOCHEMICAL MODELLING; GOLD EXPLORATION; GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; ISOTOPIC STUDY; MINE DRAINAGE; MINING ACTIVITIES; MINING OPERATIONS; MUTUAL INTERACTION; ORGANIC MATTER; REDOX CONDITION; REDUCTION OF IRON OXIDE; REMOBILIZATION; SULPHIDE MINERALS; TRACER TESTS; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ABANDONED MINES; AGRICULTURE; ARSENIC; DENITRIFICATION; DRAINAGE; GOLD DEPOSITS; IRON OXIDES; ISOTOPES; MINERALS; MINING; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; WATER QUALITY; ZINC; ZINC SULFIDE;

GROUNDWATER;

ARSENIC; COBALT; GOLD; GROUND WATER; IRON OXIDE; LEAD; NICKEL; NITRATE; ORGANIC MATTER; SULFIDE; ZINC;

ABANDONED MINE; AGRICULTURE; ARSENIC; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DENITRIFICATION; GEOACCUMULATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MINE DRAINAGE; NITRATE; REMOBILIZATION; TRACER; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY;

AGRICULTURAL PROCEDURES; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; ELECTRON; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINING; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER CONTAMINATION;

AGRICULTURE; ARSENIC; COBALT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRANCE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IRON; ISOTOPE LABELING; METALS; MINING; NICKEL; NITRATES; SOIL POLLUTANTS; TIME FACTORS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER SUPPLY; ZINC;

EID: 77955308550     PISSN: 01697722     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2010.04.003     Document Type: Article

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