Modelling the evolution of water quality in abandoned mines of the Lorraine Iron Basin

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 328, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 620-634

  Collon, Pauline ^a   Fabriol, Robert ^b   Buès, Michel ^c  

^a Centre de Recherches en Environnement et Agronomie   (France)

^b BRGM   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Coupled chemistry transport model; Flooded iron ore mines; Groundwater quality; Neutral mine drainage

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENTS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); GROUNDWATER FLOW; RAIN; WATER QUALITY;

COUPLED CHEMISTRY-TRANSPORT MODELS; FLOODED IRON-ORE MINES; GROUNDWATER QUALITY; NEUTRAL MINE DRAINAGE;

MINE SURVEYS;

CATCHMENTS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); GROUNDWATER FLOW; MINE SURVEYS; RAIN; WATER QUALITY;

GROUNDWATER; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; MINING; WATER QUALITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; LORRAINE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33746922017     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2006.01.005     Document Type: Article

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