Contaminant transport through abandoned boreholes in fractured rock

Abandoned exploration boreholes are commonly found around mine sites in a fractured crystalline rock environment. If the abandoned boreholes have not been properly decommissioned they have the potential to create connections through the rock fractures and influence ground water flow and contamina...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Burns, Sean Raymond Patrick
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/10530