Source manipulation in water bodies of flooded underground mines - Experiences from the Wismut remediation program

7th International Conference on Acid Rock Drainage 2006, ICARD - Also Serves as the 23rd Annual Meetings of the American Society of Mining and Reclamation

Volumn 2, Issue , 2006, Pages 1514-1530

  Paul, Michael ^a   Jenk, Ulf ^a   Meyer, Jürgen ^a,b   Gengnagel, Manfred ^a  

^a Niederlassung Ronneburg   (Germany)

^b Aue and Pöhla Operations   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mine flooding; Natural attenuation; Uranium mining; Water management; Water quality

Indexed keywords

DECOMMISSIONING (NUCLEAR REACTORS); FLOODS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; MINE FLOODING; NATURAL ATTENUATION; SOLID WASTES; SURFACE WATERS; URANIUM; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

ATTENUATION PROCESS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; FULL-SCALE FIELD TESTS; REDUCING CONDITIONS; URANIUM CONCENTRATION; URANIUM MINING; WATER MANAGEMENT APPROACHES; WATER TREATMENT COSTS;

OPEN PIT MINING;

EID: 84868628038     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.21000/jasmr06021514     Document Type: Conference Paper

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