Metal content and environmental risk assessment around high-altitude mine sites

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 141-149

  Munoz M A ^a   Faz, A ^a   Acosta, J A ^a   Martinez Martinez S ^a   Arocena, J M ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environmental pollution; Human health; Metals; Mining; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC GEOLOGY; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; METALS; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; MINING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT; HG CONCENTRATIONS; HUMAN HEALTH; METAL CONTAMINATION; RISK TO HUMAN HEALTH;

RIVER POLLUTION;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; GOLD MINE; HEALTH RISK; HEAVY METAL; METAL; MINE; POLLUTION EFFECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION;

ANDES; BOLIVIA; CORDILLERA DE APOLOBAMBA; LA PAZ [BOLIVIA];

EID: 84876090988     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-012-1942-2     Document Type: Article

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