naa a22 4500 510752489 CHVBK 20180411083109.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20130201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11270-012-1425-9 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11270-012-1425-9 Riverine Flux of Metals from Historically Mined Orefields in England and Wales [Elektronische Daten] [W. Mayes, H. Potter, A. Jarvis] The flux of metals at the tidal limits of major rivers are an important metric of freshwater contaminant transfer to marine habitats, reported in Northeast Atlantic bordering countries under the 1992 Oslo-Paris (OSPAR) Convention. This paper presents an assessment of long-term OSPAR data for four trace metals (Cd, Cu, Pb, and Zn) using a range of spatial datasets to assess the broad distribution of metal flux and yield across England and Wales. Mine site records and geological and land use data are used to classify river basins into six classes. The bulk of metal flux to seas around England and Wales occurs from catchments containing extensive mineralization and a legacy of metal mining (52% of the total Zn flux, 47% of Pb, 39% of Cu, and 48% of Cd were associated with mined catchments). Catchment area, metal flux from point mine discharges at source, and extent of mineralization typically accounted most for variation in catchment outlet metal flux in stepwise multiple linear regression (SMLR). There are a number of small mining-impacted rural catchments contributing significant fluxes of metals to coastal waters. Of particular prominence are Restronguet Creek (drainage area 87km2) in southwest England that discharges 176t Zn/year and 18t Cu/year and the Afon Goch Dulas (27km2) in north Wales, which releases 20t Zn/year and 9t Cu/year. Although such exercises cannot directly determine the provenance of metals, comparison with metal release data and a review of catchment-scale studies suggest a critical role of mining-related contaminants in contributing to catchment metal export. Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht, 2013 Metal mine nationallicence Pollution nationallicence Mine water nationallicence Contaminant transport nationallicence Flux nationallicence Zinc nationallicence Cadmium nationallicence Lead nationallicence Copper nationallicence Mayes W. Hydrogeochemical Engineering Research & Outreach Group, School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Newcastle University, NE1 7RU, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK aut Potter H. Environment Agency, Newcastle University, NE1 7RU, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK aut Jarvis A. Hydrogeochemical Engineering Research & Outreach Group, School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Newcastle University, NE1 7RU, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK aut Water, Air, & Soil Pollution Springer Netherlands 224/2(2013-02-01), 1-14 0049-6979 224:2<1 2013 224 11270 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-012-1425-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-012-1425-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Mayes W. Hydrogeochemical Engineering Research & Outreach Group, School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Newcastle University, NE1 7RU, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Potter H. Environment Agency, Newcastle University, NE1 7RU, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Jarvis A. Hydrogeochemical Engineering Research & Outreach Group, School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Newcastle University, NE1 7RU, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Water, Air, & Soil Pollution Springer Netherlands 224/2(2013-02-01), 1-14 0049-6979 224:2<1 2013 224 11270 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer