Tailings erosion and resuspension in two mine tailings ponds due to wind waves

Advances in Environmental Research

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 745-765

  Mian, M Haneef ^a   Yanful, Ernest K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bottom dynamics; Erosion transportation accumulation (ETA) diagram; Mine tailings; Shear stress; Tailings properties; Water cover; Wind induced waves

Indexed keywords

EROSION; OXIDATION; SHEAR STRESS; TAILINGS; WIND EFFECTS;

WIND GENERATED STRESSES;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

ACID; IRON; METAL ION; OXYGEN; SULFIDE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CANADA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEIGHT; MEASUREMENT; MINING; OXIDATION; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION; PARTICLE SIZE; POND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRESS; SOIL EROSION; SOLUBILITY; SUMMER; TIDE; TOPOGRAPHY; VELOCITY; WIND;

EID: 0038619039     PISSN: 10930191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1093-0191(02)00027-8     Document Type: Article

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