Heavy metal pollution in the surrounding ore deposits and mining activity: A case study from Koyulhisar (Sivas-Turkey)

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 859-866

  Ekemen Keskin, Tülay ^a   Toptaş, Sonay ^a  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hydrochemistry; Mine area; Turkey; Water contamination

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC WATER; DISSOLVED METALS; DRINKING WATER STANDARDS; HEAVY METAL POLLUTION; MAXIMUM VALUES; MINING ACTIVITIES; MINING WASTE; MN CONCENTRATIONS; PH VALUE; STUDY AREAS; TURKEY; TURKISHS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

GROUNDWATER; HYDROCHEMISTRY; LEAD; MANGANESE; ORE DEPOSITS; WATER SUPPLY; ZINC;

GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY;

ACID WATER; ACIDIFICATION; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; DRINKING WATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HEAVY METAL; MINING; ORE DEPOSIT; OXIDATION; PH; RIVER WATER; STANDARD (REGULATION);

SIVAS [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

EID: 84866457604     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-012-1541-2     Document Type: Article

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