Paper
Environmental Effects of Heavy Metals in Xiangsi River valley of Tongling, China
- Authors:
- Jianfeng Liang; Jieying Huang; Xiaochun Xu; Liwei Chen
- Abstract
- The environmental effects of heavy metals in waste rocks, soils, sediments and waters by metalliferous mining activities in Tongling were studied. In this study, samples collected from waste rocks, soils, sediments and water of Xiangsi River were analyzed. The heavy metal contents increased along the middle area of the river valley. The maximum contents of the heavy metals in the area were higher than the background value and the quality standard value of environment due to the acid mine drainage (AMD) generated by the waste rocks, indicating the potential mining activities of causing environmental problems.
- Keywords
- Environmental Effects; Xiangsi River; Acid Mine Drainage (AMD)
- StartPage
- 30
- EndPage
- 35
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