The Rum Jungle U-Cu project: A critical evaluation of environmental monitoring and rehabilitation success

Uranium, Mining and Hydrogeology

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 295-306

  Mudd, Gavin M ^a   Patterson, James ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Environmental Engineering Researcher   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; SOLID WASTES; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCES;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; AUSTRALIA; CRITICAL EVALUATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; LIQUID WASTES; LONG LASTING; REHABILITATION PROJECTS;

COPPER ALLOYS;

EID: 84858447428     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-87746-2_38     Document Type: Conference Paper

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