Hydrochemistry and coal mining activity induced karst water quality degradation in the Niangziguan karst water system, China

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 6286-6299

  Zhang, Xiaobo ^a   Li, Xue ^a   Gao, Xubo ^a,b  

^a CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Coal mining activity; Degradation; Hydrochemistry; Karst water quality; Niangziguan karst spring catchment

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT; COAL MINING; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; GEOCHEMICAL METHOD; HYDROCHEMISTRY; KARST HYDROLOGY; NITRATE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SULFATE; WATER QUALITY; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

CHINA; NIANGZIGUAN SPRING; SHANXI;

GROUND WATER; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

CHEMISTRY; CHINA; COAL MINING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER QUALITY;

CHINA; COAL MINING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROUNDWATER; NITRATES; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 84948679155     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5838-z     Document Type: Article

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