Influence of rosia poieni and rosia montana mining areas on the water quality of the Aries River

Environmental Engineering and Management Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-29

  Levei, Erika ^a   Senila, Marin ^a   Miclean, Mirela ^a   Abraham, Bela ^a   Roman, Cecilia ^a   Stefanescu, Lucrina ^b   Moldovan, Oana Teodora ^c  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION   (Romania)

^b BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

^c EMIL RACOVI INSTITUTE OF SPELEOLOGY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Aries river; Heavy metals; Mining; Water quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959534083     PISSN: 15829596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.30638/eemj.2011.004     Document Type: Article

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