Effect of gold-mine related operations on the physical and chemical characteristics of sediment texture

Water SA

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 249-256

  Venter, A J A ^a,b   Van Vuren, J H J ^b  

^a BKS Group Pty Ltd   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GOLD MINES; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; SEDIMENTS; TEXTURES; WATER QUALITY;

CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; INTERNAL RECIRCULATED STREAMS; WETLAND VEGETATION;

INLAND WATERWAYS;

COARSE SAND; FINE SAND; GOLD MINE; METAL; SEDIMENT TEXTURE; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT;

EID: 0031194157     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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