Spatial Variation and Fractionation of Bed Sediment-Borne Copper, Zinc, Lead, and Cadmium in a Stream System Affected by Acid Mine Drainage

Soil and Sediment Contamination

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 831-849

  Lu, Wenzhou ^a,b   Ma, Yingqun ^b   Lin, Chuxia ^c  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

acid mine drainage; environmental impact; heavy metals; metal fractionation; spatial variation; Streambed sediment

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; HYDROUS OXIDES; METAL FRACTIONATION; RESIDUAL FRACTION; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; STREAMBED SEDIMENTS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CADMIUM; CARBONATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEAVY METALS; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; MANGANESE OXIDE; METALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; ZINC;

IRON OXIDES;

EID: 84866871448     PISSN: 15320383     EISSN: 15497887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15320383.2012.697933     Document Type: Article

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