Gold Mining and Submarine Tailings Disposal: Review and Case Study
Environmental impacts associated with submarine tailings disposal (STD) of gold mine wastes vary widely among the relatively few cases studied. The principal contaminants of concern surrounding most gold mines are arsenic, mercury, and cyanide, although antimony, thallium, lead, zinc, and copper may...
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The Oceanography Society
2012-06-01
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| Series: | Oceanography |
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| Online Access: | http://tos.org/oceanography/archive/25-2_edinger.html |