Origin and Geochemistry of Mine Water and its Impact on the Groundwater and Surface Running Water in Post-mining Environments: Zlatna Gold Mining Area (Romania)

Aquatic Geochemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 247-270

  Papp, Delia Cristina ^a   Cociuba, Ioan ^a   Baciu, Călin ^b   Cozma, Alexandra ^b  

^a GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF ROMANIA   (Romania)

^b BABE BOLYAI UNIVERSITY   (Romania)

Author keywords

Apuseni Mountains; Gold mineralization; Heavy metals; Post mining; Romania; Water geochemistry; Water isotopes

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISCHARGE; GOLD MINE; GROUNDWATER-SURFACE WATER INTERACTION; HEAVY METAL; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; MINERALIZATION; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER POLLUTION;

APUSENI MOUNTAINS; CARPATHIANS; ROMANIA;

EID: 85027148623     PISSN: 13806165     EISSN: 15731421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10498-017-9321-y     Document Type: Article

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