IMPACT OF ADDITIONALS CONTAMINANTS DUE TO ACID MINE DRAINAGE IN TRIBUTARIES OF THE PILCOMAYO RIVER FROM CERRO RICO, POTOSÍ, BOLIVIA

Intensive mining and processing of the polymetallic sulfide ore body of Cerro Rico de Potosí (Bolivia) has occurred since 1545. To further investigate acid mine drainage (AMD) discharges and their link to downstream contamination, data were gathered during two sampling events during the most extreme...

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Main Authors: William H.J. Strosnider, Freddy S. Llanos, Cristina E. Marcillo, Ruben R. Callapa, Robert W. Nairn
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Executive Business School 2014-09-01
Series:Avances en Ciencias e Ingeniería
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