Zimbabwean mine dumps and their impacts on river water quality - a reconnaissance study

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 31, Issue 15-16, 2006, Pages 797-803

  Meck, Maideyi ^a   Love, David ^a   Mapani, Benjamin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

Author keywords

Environmental geochemistry; Mine drainage; Mine dumps; Waste management; Water pollution; Water quality

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MINING; PRECIOUS METALS; RIVERS; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY; GOLD-MINE DUMPS; PLATINUM GROUP METALS MINE DUMPS; RIVER WATER QUALITY;

WATER ANALYSIS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; MINE DRAINAGE; MINE WASTE; POLLUTION EFFECT; RIVER WATER; TAILINGS DAM; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 33748902768     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2006.08.029     Document Type: Article

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