Thorium and Uranium distribution in a passive system for mine water treatment

The abandoned Jales mining area is a sulphide-rich deposit (Northeast of Portugal). Acid mine drainage resulted from oxidation of sulphides is treated in a passive system with wetlands. The present work studies the thorium and uranium behaviour in the water and in the fine fractions of wetland soils...

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Main Authors: Prudêncio Maria Isabel, Valente Teresa, Marques Rosa, Sequeira Braga Maria Amália, Pamplona Jorge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2019-01-01
Series:E3S Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2019/24/e3sconf_wri-162018_09023.pdf