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J. Phys. IV France
Volume 107, May 2003
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Page(s) | 233 - 236 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/jp4:20030285 |
J. Phys. IV France 107 (2003) 233
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:20030285
Remobilisation of Zn and Pb in a mountain stream contaminated by mining wastes during a moderate flood event (Ariège, France)
C. Brunel, M. Munoz and A. ProbstLaboratoire de Mécanismes de Transfert en Géologie, UMR 5563 du CNRS, 38 rue des 36 Ponts, Toulouse, France
Abstract
The Lez stream drains an orphan mining (Zn and Pb) district, whose tailings are sources of contamination.
The evolution of the dissolved and particular Zn and Pb content was studied to evaluate the role of a moderate flood
event
on the downstream metal tranfert. Although Zn and Pb behave differently, floods appear for both elements as
preferential periods for metal fluxes
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