Contaminant hydrogeochemistry and aquatic ecosystem health at abandoned metal mines: the Afon Twymyn, central Wales

Following the decline of the UK metal mining industry by the 1920s, over 3,000 abandoned metal mines exist in England and Wales. Contaminated drainage from this historical industry causes approximately 20% of all water quality failures in England and Wales. In this thesis, a holistic geographical ap...

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Main Author: Patrick Byrne
Format: Default Thesis
Published: 2009
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Other earth sciences not elsewhere classified
Mining
Acid mine drainage
Water quality
Heavy metals
Sediments
High flows
Aquatic ecology
Macroinverterbrates
Water Framework Directive
Earth Sciences not elsewhere classified
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/6174
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