Geochemical background, baseline and origin of contaminants from sediments in the mining-impacted Altiplano and Eastern Cordillera of Oruro, Bolivia

Geochemistry: Exploration, Environment, Analysis

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-20

  Tapia, J ^a,b,c   Audry, S ^a   Townley, B ^b   Duprey, J L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD ANDRÉS BELLO   (Chile)

^d INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Altiplano; Background; Baseline; Eastern Cordillera; Lake Uru Uru; Oruro; Polymetallic contamination

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY COMPOUNDS; CATCHMENTS; GEOCHEMISTRY; LAKE POLLUTION; LAKES; TIN COMPOUNDS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ALTIPLANO; BACKGROUND; BASELINE; EASTERN CORDILLERA; ORURO; POLYMETALLIC;

SEDIMENTS;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONTINENTAL CRUST; DATABASE; DRAINAGE BASIN; GIS; MINE WASTE; POLLUTION MONITORING; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT CORE; TRACE ELEMENT;

ALTIPLANO; BOLIVIA; ORURO [BOLIVIA];

EID: 84857660821     PISSN: 14677873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1467-7873/10-RA-049     Document Type: Article

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