Copper distribution in a river system that receives coal mine-affected water releases in the Fitzroy River Basin, Central QLD

• Main Authors: Catherine Jones, Victoria Vicente-Beckett, James Chapman, WW Bennett
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Environmental Chemistry (incl. Atmospheric Chemistry); Environmental Analysis And Monitoring; Coal Mining; Fitzroy River Basin; Copper; Fitzroy; Mackenzie River; Queensland; Mackenzie Basin; Mackenzie river
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10018/1212120

The Mackenzie River sub-basin in the Fitzroy Basin (Central Queensland) is a turbid river system associated with significant coal mining. Coal mine-affected water (CMAW) releases do not occur during low flow conditions. Copper (Cu) is one of the heavy metals found in CMAW. The median annual dissolve...