Background Conditions and Mining Pollution throughout History in the Río Tinto (SW Spain)
The Río Tinto drains the eastern part of the Iberian Pyrite Belt (IPB), an area with a huge amount of massive sulphide deposits that has been mined for the last 4500 years. This river presents extreme conditions, with very high concentrations in solution of metals and metalloids and low pH values....
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2015-06-01
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| Series: | Environments |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3298/2/3/295 |