Peatlands as Filters for Polluted Mine Water?—A Case Study from an Uranium-Contaminated Karst System in South Africa—Part I: Hydrogeological Setting and U Fluxes
Located downstream of goldfields of the Witwatersrand basin, the Gerhard Minnebron (GMB) Eye—as major water source for downstream community of some 300,000 people—may be impacted on by mining-related water pollution especially with uranium (U). Containing up to 5 m-thick deposits of peat that is fre...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2011-03-01
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| Series: | Water |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/3/1/291/ |