Pollution of Surface Water Close to an Artisanal Gold Mining Area: the Case of Macalder Mine, Kenya

This study investigated the contribution of artisanal gold mining and processing activities at the Macalder Mine, Kenya to iron (Fe), copper (Cu), lead (Pb), zinc (Zn), and nickel (Ni) levels in the drinking water of the nearby Macalder Stream and River Kuja. A tailings dump of an abandoned gold min...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Mine water and the environment 2023-12, Vol.42 (4), p.605-617
Hauptverfasser:	Mlewa, Faith Furaha, Ondiaka, Mary Nelima, Alunda, Bernard Ouma, Kinyua, Eric Munene
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Abandoned waste sites Arsenic Contamination Copper Dilution Drinking water Earth and Environmental Science Earth Sciences Ecotoxicology Geographic information systems Geology Gold Gold mines & mining Heavy metals Hydrogeology Industrial Pollution Prevention Iron Lead Metal concentrations Metals Mine tailings Mineral Resources Mines Mining Nickel Rivers Stream pollution Surface water Tailings Technical Article Water pollution Water quality Water Quality/Water Pollution Zinc
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