River Carnon Wheal Jane Mine hydrochemistry data

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• Last updated: 16 February 2023
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Trace metal mobilisation data (pH, ALK, Na, K, Ca, Mg, Li, SO4, Si, Be, Mn, Fe, Zn, Cu, Al,Sr, Be, Ba, Y,Co, Ni, B, Rb, Y, Cd, Sb, Cs, Ba, La, Ce, Nd, Pb, Th, U) for the River Carnon, the River Fal (downstream) and its estuary in Cornwall following discharge of highly polluted water from the Wheal Jane mine. In January 1992, there was a major pollution incident involving highly acidic wastes. CEH, in conjunction with the University of Reading monitored the River Carnon between September 1992 and April 1994, to examine the water quality.

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• Added to data.gov.uk: 2022-05-20T10:40:37
• Access contraints: © UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
• Harvest GUID: 5609a35a-c360-4125-b122-1fa1475e0e2d
• Extent: Latitude: 50.931° to 49.871°
• Extent: Longitude: -5.379° to -4.162°
• Dataset reference date: 2013-06-30 (publication)
• Frequency of update: notPlanned
• Responsible party: Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (author); UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (pointOfContact, owner); Natural Environment Research Council (owner); NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre (custodian)
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• Metadata language: eng
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