Natural attenuation of arsenic in the wetland system around abandoned mining area

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 33, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages 71-80

  An, Jeongyi ^a   Kim, Ju Yong ^a   Kim, Kyoung Woong ^a   Park, Ji Yeon ^a   Lee, Jin Soo ^b   Jang, Min ^b  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

^b Mine Reclamation Corporation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Iron plaque; Mine tailings; Natural attenuation; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; IRON;

ABANDONED MINE; ARSENIC; BIOREMEDIATION; MINE WASTE; NATURAL ATTENUATION; VASCULAR PLANT; WETLAND;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METABOLISM; MINING; POLLUTANT; SEDIMENT; SOUTH KOREA; TYPHACEAE; WETLAND;

ADSORPTION; ARSENIC; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; IRON; MINING; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; TYPHACEAE; WETLANDS;

SOUTH KOREA;

TYPHA;

EID: 78650310244     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10653-010-9361-3     Document Type: Article

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