Cumulative impacts of dissolved ionic metals on the chemical characteristics of river water affected by alkaline mine drainage from the Kuala Lipis gold mine, Pahang, Malaysia

Chemistry and Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 22-33

  Abu Bakar, Ahmad Farid ^a   Yusoff, Ismail ^a   Ng, Tham Fatt ^a   Ashraf, Muhammad Aqeel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

hydrological regime and mining management; metals variation assessment

Indexed keywords

GOLD MINE; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; METAL; MINE DRAINAGE; RIVER WATER; SPATIAL VARIATION; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY;

KERMOI RIVER; MALAYSIA; PAHANG; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 85028166618     PISSN: 02757540     EISSN: 10290370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02757540.2014.950569     Document Type: Article

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