Browsing Natural and Agricultural Sciences by Subject "Acid mine drainage"
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The effect of particle size distribution on redox zonation in gold mine tailings
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)Sulphidic mine waste poses a threat to environmental health. This is due to its potential to generate acidic fluids that may contaminate ground- and surface water bodies. To be able to mitigate the release of these hazardous ... -
Evaluation of a diatom-based index for acid mine drainage impacted permanent pans in the Mpumalanga Highveld region
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)The Mpumalanga Highveld region features a variety of wetlands, including permanent depressional wetlands such as grass pans, reed pans, open-water pans, and salt pans. The region also hosts the Highveld coal field, South ... -
Evaluation of the inorganic water chemistry of the Vaal River
(North-West University, 2015)One of the most essential resources for life on our planet is water. A concern for water resource sustainability has shifted towards the sustainable development of clean water body resource (SWDF, 2009). Data for the Vaal ... -
Generic source term determination for tailings storage facilities in the East Rand Basin
(North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2018)The prolonged leaching of gold tailings is a continuous concern in the East Rand Basin typically resulting in acid generation and the release of elements. The leachable constituents from the tailings influences the water ... -
Geo-environmental and physical risk associated with the derelict and ownerless gold mines from Transvaal- Drakensberg and Barberton Greenstone Belt Gold Fields, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa
(North-West University, 2019)Historically mines had poor reputation for addressing environmental and safety concerns during mining and at mine closure as a result historic mining areas are left with large open pits, unsealed shafts filled with water ... -
A holistic view on the impact of gold and uranium mining on the Wonderfonteinspruit
(North-West University, 2012)The Wonderfonteinspruit (WFS) flows through the richest gold mining region in the world and has subsequently been exposed to the related pollution for more than a century. In order to determine the extent of mining related ... -
Nutrient reduction options in Hartbeespoort Dam catchments to lower in-dam eutrophication status
(2015)Eutrophication of surface water constitute a major threat to the provision of raw potable and irrigation water in South Africa, being largely dependent on impounded water in order to ensure water supply . South Africa is ... -
Risk mapping of eMalahleni municipal area with focus on coal mining impacts
(North-West University (South Africa), 2016)Coal-mining in eMalahleni raises a number of environmental challenges, including coal fires, subsidence, acid mine drainage (AMD) and air pollution. Previous studies by a number of institutions, including the Council for ...