Contaminated water, stream sediments and soils close to the abandoned Pinhal do Souto uranium mine, central Portugal

The Pinhal do Souto mine exploited a quartz vein containing uranium minerals, mainly autunite and torbernite. This vein intersects a two-mica granite containing 10 ppm U and uraninite. The mine was exploited underground and produced 93091 kg U3O8 between 1978 and 1989 and was then closed down. Two d...

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Main Author: Neiva, A.M.R. (author)
Other Authors: Carvalho, P.C.S. (author), Antunes, I.M.H.R. (author), Silva, M.M.V.G. (author), Santos, A.C.T. (author), Cabral Pinto, M.M.S. (author), Cunha, P.P. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2015
Subjects:
Abandoned uranium mine
Water
Stream sediments
Soils
Contamination
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.11/3104
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ipcb.pt:10400.11/3104

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.11/3104

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