Chemical modelling of the groundwater composition in aquifers affected by lignite mine dumps discharge (surface mine Inden, Germany)

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 581-591

  Lenk, Stephan ^a   Wisotzky, Frank ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Germany; Groundwater development; Hydrochemical modelling; Lignite mining; Pyrite oxidation

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HEAVY METALS; HYDROGEOLOGY; LIGNITE; LIGNITE MINES; POTABLE WATER; PYRITES; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WATER;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; GERMANY; GROUNDWATER DEVELOPMENT; HYDROCHEMICALS; LIGNITE MINING; PYRITE OXIDATION;

HYDROCHEMISTRY;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROCHEMISTRY; IRON; LIGNITE; MINE WASTE; OPEN PIT MINE; OXIDATION; PH; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); PYRITE; REDOX CONDITIONS; SIDERITE; SULFATE; WATER CHEMISTRY;

GERMANY; INDEN MINE; NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA;

EID: 85027929404     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-010-0549-8     Document Type: Article

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