Groundwater rebound in the Leicestershire coalfield

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 280-289

  Smith, J ^a   Colls, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coal; Emissions; Gas; Groundwater; Leicestershire; Minewater; Pollution; Pumping; Rebound

Indexed keywords

COAL MINES; GEOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURFACE WATERS; WATER QUALITY;

GROUNDWATER REBOUND; LEICESTERSHIRE COALFIELD; MINEWATER;

GROUNDWATER FLOW;

ABANDONED MINE; COAL MINING; GROUNDWATER REBOUND; MINEWATER; POLLUTION; SUBSIDENCE;

UK, ENGLAND, LEICESTERSHIRE, LEICESTERSHIRE COALFIELD;

GROUND WATER;

ARTICLE; MINING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE DISPOSAL; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

EID: 0029662929     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: 17476593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.1996.tb00046.x     Document Type: Article

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