Environmental geochemistry of Zarshuran Au-As deposit, NW Iran

Environmental Geology

Volumn 46, Issue 6-7, 2004, Pages 796-807

  Modabberi, Soroush ^a   Moore, Farid ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Environmental geochemistry; Iran; Mining related contamination; Zarshuran Deposit

Indexed keywords

POLLUTION; SAMPLING; SEDIMENTS; TOXIC MATERIALS; WATER; WEATHERING;

MINING ACTIVITY; MINING AREAS;

GOLD DEPOSITS;

ARSENIC; GEOCHEMISTRY; MINE WASTE; MINERAL DEPOSIT; MINING INDUSTRY; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST; WORLD;

EID: 8744253805     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-004-1065-5     Document Type: Article

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