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Disasters and minewater : good practice and prevention

Title
Disasters and minewater : good practice and prevention / Harvey Wood.
Author
Wood, Harvey.
Publication
London IWA Publishing, 2011.

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xvi, 127 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
Summary
Disasters and Minewater: Good Practice and Prevention draws together all of the major minewater catastrophes that have occurred over the last half century. It examines incidents to find useful and positive information of great value that could prevent future disasters.
Series Statement
Integrated environmental technology series.
Uniform Title
Integrated environmental technology series
Subject
  • Mine water
  • Mine accidents
  • Mine water > Environmental aspects
  • Sewage > Purification
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction; Disasters and Minewater, Definitions, Occurrence, Locations, Calamities, The Main Issues, Subsidiary Issues, The Law and Regulation;. Minewater and Rebound, Minewater Characterisation, Environmental Impacts of Minewater, Minewater Rebounds; Europe; North America; China; Asia; Pacific; Russia; South America; Law and Regulation; Tailings Dams; Floods and Inundation; Changes; Potential Future Catastrophe; Minewater Treatment; Global Investment and Minewater; Water Resource; In Conclusion.
ISBN
  • 9781780400068 (hbk.)
  • 1780400063 (hbk.)
OCLC
  • ocn792897640
  • SCSB-9244756
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library