The Mazarrón Pb-(Ag)-Zn mining district (SE Spain) as a source of heavy metal contamination in a semiarid realm: Geochemical data from mine wastes, soils, and stream sediments

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 109, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 113-124

  Oyarzun, R ^a   Lillo, J ^b   Lopez Garcia J A ^a   Esbri J M ^c   Cubas, P ^d   Llanos, W ^a,c   Higueras, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Contamination; Mazarr n; Mine wastes; Pb Zn Cd As; SE Spain; Soils; Stream sediments

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES; AGRICULTURAL SOILS; BASELINE CONCENTRATION; CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; ENVIRONMENTAL MATRIXES; EPITHERMAL; GEOCHEMICAL DATA; HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION; HIGH CONCENTRATION; MARINE BASINS; MINE TAILINGS; MINE WASTES; MINING DISTRICT; MINING SITES; MIOCENE; MIOCENE TIME; PB-ZN-CD-AS; RISK TO HUMAN HEALTH; SE SPAIN; STREAM SEDIMENTS; SULPHIDATION;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CONTAMINATION; DEPOSITS; GEOCHEMICAL SURVEYS; GEOCHEMISTRY; HEALTH RISKS; LEAD; LEAD DEPOSITS; ORE DEPOSIT GEOLOGY; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; TAILINGS; ZINC;

RIVER POLLUTION;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MINE WASTE; MINING; MIOCENE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RIVER POLLUTION; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SILVER; SOIL POLLUTION; TAILINGS; ZINC;

MAZARRON; MURCIA [SPAIN]; SPAIN;

EID: 79955466675     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2010.04.009     Document Type: Article

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