Prediction of the environmental impact and sustainability of large-scale irrigation with gypsiferous mine-water on groundwater resources

Water SA

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 21-28

  Annandale, J G ^a   Jovanovic, N Z ^a   Hodgson, F D I ^b   Usher, B H ^b   Aken, M E ^c   Van Der Westhuizen, A M ^a   Bristow, K L ^d   Steyn, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^c Anglo Coal Environmental Services   (South Africa)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Groundwater; Gypsiferous; Irrigation; Mine water; Simulations; SWB

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; CROPS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; SOIL MECHANICS; WASTEWATER;

GYPSIFEROUS; MINE-WATER; SWB;

IRRIGATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; INFILTRATION; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; SALINITY; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY;

COST EFFECTIVENESS; EFFLUENT TREATMENT; FARM CROPS; IRRIGATION; SIMULATION; SOIL MECHANICS;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 29944434199     PISSN: 03784738     EISSN: 03784738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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