Modelling water and contaminant transport in the Rum Jungle Mine overburden heaps.

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dc.contributor.authorPantelis, Gen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2007-11-22T04:30:05Zen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-30T04:40:03Zen_AU
dc.date.available2007-11-22T04:30:05Zen_AU
dc.date.available2010-04-30T04:40:03Zen_AU
dc.date.issued1987-04en_AU
dc.description.abstractAn outline is given of a computer model for water and contaminant transport in and around overburden heaps with those at the Rum Jungle mine site as a specific example. The model assumes the heaps to lie on a sloping shallow aquifer with identical hydraulic properties. The simulation is carried out for a 40 year period. After the first 20 years a cover which is effectively impermeable to infiltrating rainwater and air is introduced on the heap. The restriction of oxygen supply to the heap terminates contaminant production which results from oxidation of pyrite. Leaching of contaminants from the heap in the following 20-year period is examined.en_AU
dc.identifier.citationPantelis, G. (1987). Modelling water and contaminant transport in the Rum Jungle Mine overburden heaps. (AAEC/E653). Lucas Heights, NSW: Australian Atomic Energy Commission, Research Establishment.en_AU
dc.identifier.govdoc776en_AU
dc.identifier.isbn0642598622en_AU
dc.identifier.otherAAEC-E-653en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/766en_AU
dc.language.isoen_auen_AU
dc.publisherAustralian Atomic Energy Commissionen_AU
dc.subjectAquifersen_AU
dc.subjectLeachingen_AU
dc.subjectOxidationen_AU
dc.subjectMathematical modelsen_AU
dc.subjectWaste disposalen_AU
dc.titleModelling water and contaminant transport in the Rum Jungle Mine overburden heaps.en_AU
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