Geochemical and mineralogical features of overbank and stream sediments of the Beal Wadi (Cartagena-La union mining district, SE Spain): Relation to former lead-zinc mining activities and its environmental risk

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 215, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 55-65

  Gonzalez Fernandez, Oscar ^a   Jurado Roldan, Antonio M ^a   Queralt, Ignacio ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cartagena; Metals; Mining; Overbank sediments; Pollution; XRF

Indexed keywords

BED SEDIMENTS; CARTAGENA; ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS; GEOCHEMICAL VARIATIONS; HAZARDOUS WASTES; HEAVY METALS POLLUTION; LEACHING BEHAVIOR; LEACHING TEST; LEAD-ZINC MINING; LIQUID PHASE; MAJOR ELEMENTS; MINERALOGICAL COMPOSITIONS; MINERALOGICAL FEATURES; MINING DISTRICT; OVERBANK SEDIMENTS; SEDIMENT PROFILES; SINGLE EXTRACTION; STREAM SEDIMENTS; VERTICAL PROFILE; WATER FLOWS; X RAY FLUORESCENCE; XRF;

GEOCHEMISTRY; HEAVY WATER; HYDRAULICS; LEACHING; LEAD; METALS; POLLUTION; RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS; ZINC;

RIVER POLLUTION;

CADMIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; ZINC;

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; HEAVY METAL; LEACHING; MINERALOGY; MINING; OVERBANK SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOCHEMISTRY; HAZARDOUS WASTE; LEACHING; MINERALOGY; MINING; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT; SPAIN; STREAM (RIVER); WATER POLLUTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

CARTAGENA [MURCIA]; LA UNION [MURCIA]; MURCIA [SPAIN]; SPAIN;

EID: 78751585114     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: 15732932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11270-010-0458-1     Document Type: Article

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