Memorias de investigación
Research Publications in journals:
Dilution Versus Pollution in Watercourses Affected by Acid Mine Drainage: A Graphic Model for the Iberian Pyrite Belt (SW Spain)
Year:2017
Research Areas
  • Soil science,
  • Water management,
  • Environmental protection,
  • Geology,
  • Hydrology
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to chemically charac- terize the water quality impacts of the 88 acid mine drainage (AMD) generating mines in the Spanish sector of the Iberian Pyrite Belt (IPB). This was necessary because the Water Framework Directive of the European Union and the hydro- logical plans of the Tinto, Odiel, and Piedras river basins require that water quality be improved enough to allow at least some of the rivers in the IPB to sustain healthy fish populations by 2027. The results indicate a clear decrease in metals, arsenic, and sulfate concentrations and increased pH between the AMD-sources and the river channels.
International
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JCR
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Title
Mine Water and the Environment
ISBN
1025-9112
Impact factor JCR
1,278
Impact info
Volume
10.1007/s10230-017-0495-8
Journal number
57
From page
1
To page
6
Month
SIN MES
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Participants
Research Group, Departaments and Institutes related
  • Creador: Grupo de Investigación: Prospección y Medioambiente
  • Departamento: Energía y Combustibles