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Understanding contaminants associated with mineral deposits /

Interdisciplinary studies by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) have resulted in substantial progress in understanding the processes that control the release of metals and acidic water from inactive mines and mineralized areas, the transport of metals and acidic water to streams, and the fate and e...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Other Authors: Verplanck, Philip L.
Format: Government Document eBook
Language:English
Published: [Reston, Va.] : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 2008.
Series:U.S. Geological Survey circular ; 1328.
Subjects:
Mine drainage > Environmental aspects > West (U.S.)
Metals > Environmental aspects > West (U.S.)
Mines and mineral resources > Environmental aspects > West (U.S.)
Abandoned mines > Environmental aspects > West (U.S.)
Acid pollution of rivers, lakes, etc. > West (U.S.)
Acid mine drainage > West (U.S.)
Online Access:https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS106624
http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/1328/

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