The development and application of a wind erosion model for the assessment of fugitive dust emissions from mine tailings dumps

International Journal of Mining, Reclamation and Environment

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 198-218

  Kon, L Chane ^a   Durucan, S ^a   Korre, A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aeolian erosion; Air pollution; Environmental modelling; Fugitive dust; Tailings

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MINE DUST; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; TAILINGS; WIND; WIND TUNNELS;

DUST EMISSION RATE; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING; MINE TAILINGS; WIND VELOCITY;

MINING;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DUNE; DUST; EMISSION; MINE; MODELING; PLANNING METHOD; TAILINGS; WIND EROSION; WIND TUNNEL; WIND VELOCITY;

EID: 34547804400     PISSN: 17480930     EISSN: 17480949     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17480930701365547     Document Type: Article

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