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Rum Jungle environmental studies : summary report

Details:

Title

Rum Jungle environmental studies : summary report,

Creator

Watson, G. M., Australian Atomic Energy Commission. Research Establishment,

Collection

E-Publications, PublicationNT, E-Books,

Date

1975-09-00,

Location

Rum Jungle,

Description

Made available via the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT)., Sources of pollution were identified and their relative importance assessed. Observations were made on seasonal variations and differences were noted between the dispersion patterns of serveral metals of interest. The geographical extent of chemical and biological pollution was examined. Some understanding of the basic machanisms involved in continuing pollution was obtained and an attempt was made to determine the fate of heavy metals.,

Table of contents

1. Introduction -- 2. The mining operation -- 3. Evidence of pollution -- 4. Seasonal effects -- 5. Specific sources of pollution -- 6. A theoretical approach -- 7. The fate of released heavy metals -- 8. Radiological considerations -- 9. Remedial proposals -- 10. Conclusions.,

Language

English,

Subject

Northern Territory, Environmental aspects, Uranium mines and mining -- Environmental aspects -- Northern Territory -- Rum Jungle, Rum Jungle, Uranium mines and mining,

Publisher name

Australian Atomic Energy Commission Research Establishment,

Place of publication

Lucas Heights, N.S.W.,

Format

21 pages, [4] pages : maps ; 30 cm.,

File type

application/pdf.,

ISBN

064299708x,

Copyright owner

Check within Publication or with content Publisher.,

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/230079,

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/671460