Population exposure to cyanide vapour from gold mine tailings dams

M.Sc. === Atmospheric emissions of dust and chemicals from gold mine tailings are ongoing environmental management issues on the Witwatersrand, where residential areas have developed in proximity to dumps. Residual amounts of cyanide, used as a chemical in the gold extraction process, are deposited...

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Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10210/3709