Use of Natural and Applied Tracers to Guide Targeted Remediation Efforts in an Acid Mine Drainage System, Colorado Rockies, USA
Stream water quality in areas of the western United States continues to be degraded by acid mine drainage (AMD), a legacy of hard-rock mining. The Rico-Argentine Mine in southwestern Colorado consists of complex multiple-level mine workings connected to a drainage tunnel discharging AMD to passive t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2014-03-01
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Series: | Water |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/6/4/745 |