A model of water quality in a coal mine in the Western Blue Mountains of NSW, Australia

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

Volumn 111, Issue , 2008, Pages 63-71

  Riley, S ^a   McQuade, C ^b   Cohen, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Zinifex Port Pirie Smelter ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Coal mining; Mine water management; Water quality

Indexed keywords

COAL MINE; COAL MINING; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DISCHARGE; MOUNTAIN ENVIRONMENT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; BLUE MOUNTAINS [NEW SOUTH WALES]; NEW SOUTH WALES; WOLLANGAMBE RIVER;

EID: 58849127817     PISSN: 17433541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2495/WP080071     Document Type: Article

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