Assessment of agricultural soil contamination by potentially toxic metals dispersed from improperly disposed tailings, Kombat mine, Namibia

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 144, Issue PC, 2014, Pages 409-420

  Mileusnić, Marta ^a   Mapani, Benjamin Siyowi ^b   Kamona, Akalemwa Fred ^b   Ružičić, Stanko ^a   Mapaure, Isaac ^b   Chimwamurombe, Percy Maruwa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Copper mining; Environmental impact; Potentially toxic metals; Sequential extraction; Soil pollution; Tailings

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CONTAMINATION; COPPER; DISPERSIONS; EMBANKMENT DAMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROUNDWATER; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); LEAD; METALS; POSITIVE IONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOILS; TAILINGS; TAILINGS DISPOSAL; WATER POLLUTION;

COPPER MINING; GEO-ACCUMULATION INDEX; METAL DISTRIBUTIONS; MINERAL AND TRACE ELEMENTS; POTENTIALLY TOXIC METALS; RISK ASSESSMENT CODE; SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION; SEQUENTIAL EXTRACTION PROCEDURE;

SOIL POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; BIOAVAILABILITY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER; CROP PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; LEAD; SOIL POLLUTION; TAILINGS; TRACE ELEMENT; WIND EROSION;

NAMIBIA;

EID: 84893157061     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gexplo.2014.01.009     Document Type: Article

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