Geochemical Characterization of an AMD-Affected Stream: Detection of Associated Trace Metal Contamination Using Element ‘Dilution Factors’
Jamie-Leigh Robin Abrahams,
Emmanuel John Muico Carranza
Abstract:This study characterized metal contamination in the Blesbokspruit River waters, near the coal-mining town of Emalahleni in Mpumalanga, South Africa, using enrichment factors (EFs) and contamination factors (CFs). We investigated the potential of Fe and Al ‘dilution factors’ (stream water divided by overbank sediment concentrations) under base flow hydrological conditions to detect AMD-related trace metal contamination in the study site. Waters of the Blesbokspruit River were characterized by acidic (< 3) to… Show more
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.