Environmental risks associated with beneficial end uses of mine lakes in southwestern Australia

Mine Water and the Environment

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 134-138

  Doupé, Robert G ^a   Lymbery, Alan J ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beneficial end uses; Collie Basin environmental impacts; Mine lakes

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745690445     PISSN: 10259112     EISSN: 16161068     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10230-005-0084-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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