Temporal and spatial variability of acid rock drainage in a rehabilitated coal mine, Wangaloa, South Otago, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 227-238

  Begbie, Michelle ^a   Craw, Dave ^a   Rufaut, Cathy ^a   Martin, Candace ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Boron; Lignite; PH; Rehabilitation; Sulfate; Water

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; BORON; COAL MINE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; LIGNITE; PH; SPATIAL VARIATION; SULFATE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; VEGETATION COVER;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; OTAGO; SOUTH ISLAND; WANGALOA MINE;

EID: 35748956787     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: 11758791     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288300709509833     Document Type: Article

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