Long-term lake sediment records and factors affecting the evolution of metal(loid) drainage from two mine sites (SW Finland)

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 114, Issue , 2012, Pages 46-56

  Parviainen, Annika ^a,b   Kauppila, Tommi ^c   Loukola Ruskeeniemi, Kirsti ^c  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Lake sediments; Pre mining conditions; Sulfide mine; Tailings

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CONTAMINANT PLUME; FINLAND; GEOCHEMICAL PROCESS; GEOCHEMICAL PROFILES; LAKE SEDIMENTS; LAKE-SEDIMENT RECORDS; LONG TERM RECORDS; LONG-TERM EVOLUTION; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; METAL LOADINGS; MINE SITE; MINE WATERS; MINING AREAS; OXIDIZED SURFACES; PRE-MINING CONDITIONS; TEMPORAL SEQUENCES;

ADSORPTION; ANOXIC SEDIMENTS; CESIUM; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; IRON COMPOUNDS; LAKES; LEACHING; LOADING; MOLYBDENUM; PLANT SHUTDOWNS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SOLVENTS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TAILINGS;

METALS;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; MINING; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT CORE; SULFIDE;

FINLAND;

EID: 84857192163     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2011.12.004     Document Type: Article

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