Quantifying biomineralization of zinc in the rio naracauli (Sardinia, Italy), using a tracer injection and synoptic sampling

Chemical Geology

Volumn 384, Issue , 2014, Pages 110-119

  De Giudici, G ^a   Wanty, R B ^b   Podda, F ^a   Kimball, B A ^c   Verplanck, P L ^b   Lattanzi, P ^a   Cidu, R ^a   Medas, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attenuation; Biomineralization; Hydrozincite; Mine drainage; Tracer experiment; Zinc

Indexed keywords

BIOMINERALIZATION; DRAINAGE; EXPERIMENTS; GROUNDWATER; LEAD; LOADING; RIVERS; SILICATES; WATER QUALITY; AQUATIC ORGANISMS;

ATTENUATION; BIOMINERALIZATION PROCESS; GROUND WATER DISCHARGE; HYDROZINCITE; MINE DRAINAGE; STREAMS DRAINING; TRACER EXPERIMENT; TRACER INJECTIONS; LOAD CALCULATION;

ZINC;

BIOMINERALIZATION; CADMIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); LEAD; MINE DRAINAGE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SAMPLING; STREAMWATER; TRACER; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY; ZINC; NATURAL ATTENUATION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT;

ITALY; MEDIO CAMPIDANO; RIO NARACAULI; SARDINIA;

EID: 84904891553     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2014.07.002     Document Type: Article

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