Management of environmental impacts from coal mining in the upper olifants river catchment as a function of age and scale

International Journal of Water Resources Development

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 417-431

  Hobbs, Philip ^a   Oelofse, Suzan H H ^a   Rascher, Jeanette ^a  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING; CATCHMENTS; CRUSHED STONE PLANTS; DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); DRAINAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FLUID MECHANICS; GROUNDWATER; HEALTH RISKS; MANAGEMENT; MINING; MINING ENGINEERING; OFFSHORE OIL WELL PRODUCTION; OIL SPILLS; PLANNING; PLANT MANAGEMENT; POLLUTION; RIVERS; RUNOFF; STRATEGIC PLANNING; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

ACID-MINE DRAINAGE (AMD); ASSIMILATIVE CAPACITY; COAL-MINING; HIGH FLOW CONDITIONS; HUMAN HEALTH; MINE WATER (MW); MINING INDUSTRIES; RIVER CATCHMENTS; RIVER SYSTEMS; SOUTH AFRICA (SA); TO EFFECT; WATER GOVERNANCE; WATER RECLAMATION PLANT (WRP); WATER SCARCE;

WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; CATCHMENT; COAL MINING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MINING INDUSTRY; RIVER MANAGEMENT; RIVER SYSTEM; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER PLANNING;

AFRICA; OLIFANTS RIVER; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 46349102782     PISSN: 07900627     EISSN: 13600648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07900620802127366     Document Type: Article

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