Heavy metals in groundwater from the wolonghu coal mine, northern Anhui province, China and their hydrological implications

Water Practice and Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 79-87

  Sun, Linhua ^a   Gui, Herong ^a   Peng, Weihua ^a  

^a SUZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Coal mine; Groundwater; Heavy metals; Hydraulic connection; Quality

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COAL MINES; COPPER; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER; HEAVY METALS; HYDROGEOLOGY; IMAGE QUALITY; LEAD; MANGANESE; MANGANESE REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); POLLUTION; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; ZINC;

CARBONATE ROCK; GROUND-WATER QUALITIES; HYDRAULIC CONNECTION; IRON HYDROXIDES; NORTHERN ANHUI PROVINCES; RESOURCE USAGE; WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENTS; WATER ROCK INTERACTIONS;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

EID: 84897037176     PISSN: 1751231X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wpt.2014.009     Document Type: Article

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