Application of risk management techniques for the remediation of an old mining site in Greece

Waste Management

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1739-1746

  Panagopoulos, I ^a   Karayannis, A ^a   Adam, K ^b   Aravossis, K ^c  

^a Sybilla Ltd   (Greece)

^b Echmes Ltd   (Greece)

^c NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID GENERATIONS; ACID MINE DRAINAGES; CLAY LAYERS; COMPREHENSIVE STUDIES; CONTAMINATED SITES; CONTAMINATED SOILS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS; FIELD DATUM; GEOCHEMICAL BARRIERS; IN-SITU; LOW PERMEABILITIES; METALLURGICAL WASTES; MINING SITES; RECLAMATION PROJECTS; RECLAMATION SCHEMES; RISK MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES;

ACIDS; CLAY MINERALS; COASTAL ZONES; CONTAMINATION; DECISION MAKING; HEAVY METALS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; LAND RECLAMATION; REMEDIATION; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; STABILIZATION;

SOIL POLLUTION;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; COASTAL ZONE; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HEAVY METAL; LAND RECLAMATION; MINING INDUSTRY; NEUTRALIZATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; GREECE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MINING; MODELS, THEORETICAL; REFUSE DISPOSAL; RISK MANAGEMENT;

ATTICA; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; LAVRION; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 61649104570     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2008.11.017     Document Type: Article

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