Stream water geochemistry from mine wastes in Peña de Hierro, Riotinto area, SW Spain: A case of extreme acid mine drainage

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 645-656

  Romero, A ^a   Gonzalez I ^a   Galan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Iberian Pyrite Belt; Mine waste dumps; Tinto River; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ACIDIC CONDITIONS; ACIDIC WATER; GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTIC; HIGH CONCENTRATION; IBERIAN PYRITE BELT; JAROSITES; LEACHATES; MAJOR AND TRACE ELEMENTS; MINE WASTES; MINERALOGICAL COMPOSITIONS; MOBILE ELEMENTS; PARTIAL DISSOLUTION; STREAM WATER; SULPHATES; SW SPAIN; TINTO RIVER; VOLCANIC TUFFS; WASTE DUMPING; WASTE DUMPS; WATER SAMPLES;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; CALCINATION; DISSOLUTION; DRAINAGE; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDRAULICS; LEAD; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVERS; SOLID WASTES; WASTE MANAGEMENT; ZINC;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; IRON HYDROXIDE; JAROSITE; LEACHATE; MINE WASTE; MINERAL PROPERTY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PYRITE; RIVER POLLUTION; STREAMWATER; TRACE ELEMENT;

ANDALUCIA; HUELVA [ANDALUCIA]; IBERIAN PYRITE BELT; SPAIN; TINTO RIVER;

EQUUS ASINUS;

EID: 78651505696     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-010-0554-y     Document Type: Article

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