The rum Jungle tailings dam - chemical profile of the subsoil

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dc.contributor.authorLowson, RTen_AU
dc.contributor.authorEvans, JVen_AU
dc.contributor.authorSarbutt, JVen_AU
dc.contributor.authorSinclair, Gen_AU
dc.contributor.authorFolk, Een_AU
dc.date.accessioned2007-11-22T04:27:13Zen_AU
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-30T04:38:11Zen_AU
dc.date.available2007-11-22T04:27:13Zen_AU
dc.date.available2010-04-30T04:38:11Zen_AU
dc.date.issued1987-09en_AU
dc.description.abstractIn a survey of soils below the Rum Jungle uranium mine tailings dam parameters measured were pH moisture content particle distribution total Cu water-extractable Cu, Ca and SO4 and acid-extractable Ra. The cation profile had a marked discontinuity at the soil/tailings interface. This was attributed to a complex hydrogeology and to the presence of a reduction zone in the soil immediately below the tailings. The tailings acted as an aquaclude to a water table which fluctuated with the monsoonal season. The reduction zone acted as a cation trap preventing cation transport. The radium concentration dropped to levels acceptable to public health within a few centimetres of the soil/tailings interface.en_AU
dc.identifier.citationLowson, R. T., Evans, J. V., Sarbutt, J. V., Sinclair, G., & Folk. E. (1987). The rum jungle tailings dam : chemical profile of the subsoil. Lucas Heights, N.S.W.: Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Lucas Heights Research Laboratories.en_AU
dc.identifier.govdoc663en_AU
dc.identifier.isbn0642598681en_AU
dc.identifier.issn10307745en_AU
dc.identifier.otherANSTO-E-663en_AU
dc.identifier.placeofpublicationLucas Heights, New South Walesen_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://apo.ansto.gov.au/dspace/handle/10238/653en_AU
dc.language.isoen_auen_AU
dc.publisherAustralian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisationen_AU
dc.subjectRum Jungle Mineen_AU
dc.subjectUranium minesen_AU
dc.subjectTailingsen_AU
dc.subjectSoilsen_AU
dc.subjectRadiumen_AU
dc.titleThe rum Jungle tailings dam - chemical profile of the subsoilen_AU
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