Impact of acid mine-drainage from abandoned spoils on the chemistry of an intermittent stream in the arid Southwest

Agriculture & Biology

• acid mine drainage 100%
• ephemeral streams 99%
• chemistry 57%
• drainage 32%
• Lynx 31%
• lakes 26%
• metals 24%
• phosphorus 23%
• sediments 19%
• heavy metals 18%
• salts 14%
• alkalinity 12%
• dry environmental conditions 11%
• bicarbonates 11%
• neutralization 11%
• arid zones 10%
• silica 10%
• evaporation 10%
• water quality 10%
• particulates 10%
• cations 9%
• sulfates 9%
• chlorides 9%
• concentrates 8%
• copper 8%
• nitrogen 6%

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• acid mine drainage 74%
• creek 56%
• mine drainage 33%
• phosphorus 27%
• tributary 23%
• heavy metal 18%
• salt 17%
• lake 15%
• aridity 14%
• neutralization 14%
• buffering 13%
• annual cycle 13%
• bicarbonate 13%
• low flow 12%
• mobilization 12%
• alkalinity 12%
• lacustrine deposit 12%
• dilution 11%
• cation 10%
• silica 10%
• evaporation 10%
• chloride 10%
• drainage 9%
• copper 9%
• sulfate 9%
• water quality 8%
• nitrogen 7%
• climate 6%
• sediment 6%
• water 3%