Short-term changes in water chemistry in the Baccu Locci stream (Sardinia, Italy) affected by past mining

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1844-1853

  Frau, Franco ^a   Cidu, Rosa ^a   Ardau, Carla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION/DESORPTION; ASYNCHRONOUS SAMPLING; CARBONATE IONS; CARBONATE SPECIES; COMPETITIVE EFFECTS; CONTAMINATED STREAMS; DIEL CYCLES; DIEL VARIATIONS; DUAL ACTION; ENDOTHERMIC FEATURES; FERRIHYDRITES; METAL CATION; METAL OXIDE SURFACES; NORMALIZATION METHODS; SAMPLING STATIONS; SAMPLING TIME; SARDINIA; STREAMBED MATERIALS; STREAMBEDS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT; TRACE ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ALKALINITY; ARSENIC; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROCHEMISTRY; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; PH; SORPTION; ZINC;

RIVER POLLUTION;

ADSORPTION; ALKALINITY; ARSENIC; BASEFLOW; CALCITE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DESORPTION; DIEL VARIATION; FERRIHYDRITE; MINING; PH; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); REMEDIATION; SOLUBILITY; STREAM BED; STREAMWATER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TRACE ELEMENT; WATER CHEMISTRY;

BACCU LOCCI MINE; CAGLIARI; ITALY; SARDINIA;

EID: 84865327716     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2012.02.019     Document Type: Article

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