Hydrogeochemical behavior around the abandoned Kettara mine site, Morocco

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 144, Issue PC, 2014, Pages 456-467

  Lghoul, M ^a,c   Maqsoud, A ^b   Hakkou, R ^c   Kchikach, A ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES ET TECHNIQUES GUÉLIZ   (Morocco)

^b Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal   (Canada)

^c CADI AYYAD UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Groundwater contamination; Hydrochemistry; Kettara abandoned mine site

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED MINES; CALCIUM; CONTAMINATION; DRAINAGE; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCHEMISTRY; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; DISSOLUTION/PRECIPITATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; GEOCHEMICAL MODELING; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; KETTARA ABANDONED MINE SITE; MULTIVARIATE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

GROUNDWATER POLLUTION;

ABANDONED MINE; ACID MINE DRAINAGE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DISSOLUTION; ENRICHMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POLLUTANT SOURCE; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION;

MOROCCO;

EID: 84891384923     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2013.12.003     Document Type: Article

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