Evaluation of aeolian emissions from gold mine tailings on the Witwatersrand

Aeolian Research

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 477-486

  Ojelede, M E ^a   Annegarn, H J ^a   Kneen, M A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeolian dust; Dust storm; Mine tailings; Mining; Tailings storage facilities; Witwatersrand

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DUST STORM; EMISSION; EOLIAN DEPOSIT; EOLIAN PROCESS; GOLD MINE; MINING; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TAILINGS;

SOUTH AFRICA; WITWATERSRAND;

EID: 84855863624     PISSN: 18759637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aeolia.2011.03.010     Document Type: Article

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