Leachate Experiments to Evaluate Weathering of Waste Rock for Backfill Aquifers in Restored Coal Mine Pits, Powder River Basin, USA
Restoration of open-pit mines may utilize waste rock for landscape reconstruction, which can include the construction of backfill aquifers. Weathering and contaminant transport may be different in backfill aquifers compared to the surrounding aquifer because of newly available mineral surfaces and t...
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MDPI AG
2023-12-01
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| Series: | Geosciences |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/14/1/4 |