Heavy metal removal mechanism of acid mine drainage in wetlands: A critical review

Minerals Engineering - Tập 19 Số 2 - Trang 105-116 - 2006
A. S. Sheoran1, V. Sheoran2
1Department of Mining Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur 342 011, India
2Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur 342 011, India

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