Impact of unconfined sulphur-mine waste on a semi-arid environment (Almería, SE Spain)

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1509-1519

  Gonzalez V ^a   Garcia I ^a   del Moral, F ^a   de Haro, S ^a   Sanchez J A ^a   Simon M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Contamination; Phytotoxicity; Semi arid climate; Spread of pollutants; Sulphur mines

Indexed keywords

DRAINAGE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL POLLUTION; SULFUR;

MINE WASTES; PHYTOTOXICITY; SEMI-ARID CLIMATE; SEMI-ARID ENVIRONMENTS; SOIL SAMPLE; SOIL SOLUTIONS; SPREAD OF POLLUTANT; STREAM SEDIMENTS; SULPHUR MINE; WASTE STREAM;

MINING;

ALUMINUM; ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CARBONIC ACID; COPPER; ELEMENT; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MINERAL; NICKEL; SILICON; SULFUR; ZINC;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; LEACHATE; LEAD; MINE WASTE; MOBILITY; PH; PHYTOTOXICITY; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOLUBILIZATION; SULFUR; ZINC;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HURRICANE; LANDSCAPE; LEACHING; MINING; PHYTOTOXICITY; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; SEDIMENT; SEMIARID CLIMATE; SOIL ACIDITY; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION; SOLUBILIZATION; SPAIN; STREAM (RIVER); SULFOXIDATION; WEATHERING;

ALMERIA [ANDALUCIA]; ANDALUCIA; SPAIN;

EID: 79952440371     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2011.01.001     Document Type: Article

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