An assessment of the influence of sulfidic mine wastes on rainwater quality in a semiarid climate (SE Spain)

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 107, Issue , 2015, Pages 85-94

  Alcolea, A ^a   Fernandez Lopez C ^b   Vazquez M ^a   Caparros A ^a   Ibarra, I ^a   Garcia C ^a   Zarroca, M ^c   Rodriguez R ^d  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d INSTITUTO GEOLÓGICO Y MINERO DE ESPAÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Rainwater pollution; Short range transport; Sierra Minera de Cartagena La Uni n; Sulfidic mine waste; Total deposition

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; DEPOSITION; HEALTH RISKS; LEAD; POLLUTION; POTABLE WATER; RAIN; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; URBAN GROWTH; WATER QUALITY; WEATHER INFORMATION SERVICES; ZINC;

ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; FUTURE PROJECTIONS; MINE WASTES; MINING ACTIVITIES; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; RAINWATER QUALITY; SHORT-RANGE TRANSPORT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; COPPER; DRINKING WATER; HYDROGEN; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; NICKEL; NITRATE; POTASSIUM; RAIN; SODIUM; SULFATE; ZINC;

ABANDONED MINE; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; GUIDELINE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MINE WASTE; MINING; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PRECIPITATION QUALITY; RAINWATER; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEMIARID REGION; SULFIDE; WATER QUALITY;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MINING; PARTICULATE MATTER; PH; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEMIARID CLIMATE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WASTE WATER; WATER QUALITY; WET DEPOSITION;

SPAIN;

EID: 84922592221     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.02.028     Document Type: Article

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