Risk assessment of inhaled and ingested airborne particles in the vicinity of gold mine tailings : case study of the Witwatersrand Basin

M.Sc. (Geography) === Severe Aeolian deposition of windblown dust from mine tailings storage facilities (TSFs) is a common phenomenon on the Witwatersrand, especially during the spring windy season. For communities around tailings storage facilities, this poses health and environmental challenges. T...

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Main Author: Maseki, Joel
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10210/8693