@article{10272/13664,
year = {2017},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10272/13664},
abstract = {The Iberian Pyrite Belt (IPB) is rich in sulfide deposits which have been intensively exploited, generating a huge problem of
contamination of the Odiel River by acid mine drainage (AMD). At its source is a clean river, but along a 7 km-long reach
receives five discharges of acid mine waters: Concepción, San Platón, Esperanza, Poderosa and the Agrio River, which drains the
AMD contaminated water from the Río Tinto mines. The flows and hydrogeochemical characteristics of these AMD sources
have been studied. The Agrio River is the main contributor of acidity, sulfate and metals to the Odiel River due to its high flows
and pollutant concentrations. San Platón and Poderosa mines have high sulfate and metal concentrations although both sources
are characterized by low or moderate flows while Concepción has the lowest concentrations but higher flows. The composition of
AMD sources seem to be controlled by the mineralogy of the deposits and by geochemical processes. Strong seasonal variations
are observed for some AMD sources while others are more constant throughout the year.},
organization = {This work was financed by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness through the project EMPATIA (Ref. CGL2013-48460-C2-1-R) and the grant BES-2014-068354.},
publisher = {Elsevier},
keywords = {Iberian Pyrite Belt (IPB)},
keywords = {Sulphides},
keywords = {Water pollution},
keywords = {AMD},
keywords = {Metals},
title = {Characterization of main AMD inputs to the Odiel River upper reach (SW Spain)},
doi = {10.1016/j.proeps.2016.12.161},
author = {Riera Bayo, Julia and Ruiz Cánovas, Carlos and Olías Álvarez, Manuel},
}