Flood-related contamination in catchments affected by historical metal mining: An unexpected and emerging hazard of climate change

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 476-477, Issue , 2014, Pages 165-180

  Foulds, S A ^a   Brewer, P A ^a   Macklin, M G ^a   Haresign, W ^b   Betson, R E ^a   Rassner, S M E ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central Wales Orefield; Climate change; Contamination; Floods; Geomorphology; Metal mining

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; FLOODS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; LEAD; METALS; RUNOFF; SEDIMENTS; WATER CONSERVATION;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS; CENTRAL WALES OREFIELD; CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT; ECOLOGICAL STATUS; FLOOD-PLAIN SOILS; METAL MINING; OVERBANK SEDIMENTS; WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVES;

RIVER POLLUTION;

LEAD;

CATCHMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FLOOD; GEOMORPHOLOGICAL RESPONSE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MINING; OVERBANK SEDIMENT; REMOBILIZATION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HEALTH; ARTICLE; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING; CATCHMENT; CATTLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EUROPE; FLOODING; FLOODPLAIN; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; LEAD POISONING; METAL CYCLING; METAL MINING; MINING; MORTALITY; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SILAGE; SOIL POLLUTION; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

EUROPE;

CENTRAL WALES OREFIELD; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONTAMINATION; FLOODS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; METAL MINING;

AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FLOODS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; METALS; MINING; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WALES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84892897830     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.12.079     Document Type: Article

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