Determination of contaminant levels and remediation efficacy in groundwater at a former in situ recovery uranium mine

Journal of Environmental Monitoring

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1814-1823

  Borch, Thomas ^a   Roche, Nicholas ^a   Johnson, Thomas E ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; IRON; MANGANESE; URANIUM; WELL WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MINING; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE OSMOSIS; SAMPLING; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER QUALITY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; GROUNDWATER; MINING; URANIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTANTS, RADIOACTIVE; WYOMING;

EID: 84863690102     PISSN: 14640325     EISSN: 14640333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c2em30077j     Document Type: Article

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