The possible hydrologic effects of the proposed lignite open-cast mining in Drama lignite field, Greece

Hydrological Processes

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1604-1617

  Panilas, Sotiris ^a   Petalas, Christos P ^b   Gemitzi, Alexandra ^b  

^a Department of Lignite Research ^*  (Greece)

^b DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ground water management; Ground water quality; Lignite mine dewatering; Numerical modeling

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GROUNDWATER FLOW; LIGNITE MINES; OPEN PIT MINING; STRATIGRAPHY; SUBSIDENCE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER WELLS;

GROUND WATER PUMPING; OPEN-CAST MINING; SAND PUMPING;

HYDROGEOLOGY;

AQUIFERS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOLOGY; LIGNITE MINES; OPEN PIT MINING; STRATIGRAPHY; SUBSIDENCE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER WELLS;

AQUIFER; ARTESIAN WELL; COAL MINE; DEWATERING; DISCHARGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GROUNDWATER; LIGNITE; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPENCAST MINING; PUMPING; SUBSIDENCE; WATER QUALITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 44449133633     PISSN: 08856087     EISSN: 10991085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hyp.6729     Document Type: Article

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