The sediment concentration-turbidity relation: Its value in monitoring at Ranger Uranium Mine, Northern Territory, Australia

Catena

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-14

  Riley, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Erosion; Monitoring; Turbidity; Uranium mining

Indexed keywords

EROSION; MINING WASTE; SEDIMENT CONCENTRATION; TURBIDITY;

AUSTRALIA, NORTHERN TERRITORY, RANGER URANIUM MINE;

EID: 0031597596     PISSN: 03418162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0341-8162(97)00054-4     Document Type: Article

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