Positive and negative impacts of longwall mine subsidence on a sandstone aquifer

Environmental Geology

Volumn 34, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 223-233

  Booth, C J ^a   Spande, E D ^a   Pattee, C T ^a   Miller, J D ^a   Bertsch, L P ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquifer properties; Mining; Subsidence

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GEOCHEMISTRY; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LONGWALL MINING; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); SANDSTONE; SUBSIDENCE; WATER LEVELS; WATER QUALITY;

BRACKISH WATER; SANDSTONE AQUIFERS;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

AQUIFER; COAL MINING; HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES; LONGWALL MINE; SANDSTONE; SUBSIDENCE;

ILLINOIS; USA;

EID: 0032080891     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002540050274     Document Type: Article

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