Spatial surface and groundwater interaction in an abandoned radium-bearing mine (Guarda, Central Portugal)

Antunes, I.M.H.R.; Neiva, A.M.R.; Albuquerque, M.T.D.; Santos, A.C.T.

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Spatial surface and groundwater interaction in an abandoned radium-bearing mine (Guarda, Central Portugal)

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dc.contributor.author	Antunes, I.M.H.R.
dc.contributor.author	Neiva, A.M.R.
dc.contributor.author	Albuquerque, M.T.D.
dc.contributor.author	Santos, A.C.T.
dc.date.accessioned	2019-07-24T11:21:57Z
dc.date.available	2019-07-24T11:21:57Z
dc.date.issued	2017
dc.description.abstract	The abandoned Alto da Várzea radium mine exploited quartz veins containing ore minerals and U-bearing minerals, such as autunite and torbernite. The area is located on a Variscan two-mica granite that intruded the schist–greywacke complex. The mine was exploited underground from 1911-22 and was closed down in 1946. This mine was not restored and actually a commercial area is deployed.A total of ten surface water and groundwater samples were collected in the study area between 2008/09. Most water samples have pH values ranging from 4.3 to 6.8 and are poorly mineralized (EC=41-186 μ S/cm; TDS=33-172 mg/L). However, the waters are contaminated with NO2-, Mn, Cu, As and U and must not be used for human consumption and some of them in agricultural activities. The water contamination is mainly associated with the old radium mine and human activities developed in the area.	pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citation	ANTUNES, I.M.H.R. [et al.] (2017) - Spatial surface and groundwater interaction in an abandoned radium-bearing mine (Guarda, Central Portugal). Procedia: Earth and Planetary Science. ISSN 1878-5220. p. 618-621	pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.proeps.2016.12.165	pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn	1878-5220
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10400.11/6625
dc.language.iso	eng	pt_PT
dc.peerreviewed	yes	pt_PT
dc.publisher	Elesivier	pt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversion	https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1878522016301990	pt_PT
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/	pt_PT
dc.subject	Radium mine	pt_PT
dc.subject	Water	pt_PT
dc.subject	Contamination	pt_PT
dc.subject	Remediation	pt_PT
dc.subject	Central Portugal	pt_PT
dc.title	Spatial surface and groundwater interaction in an abandoned radium-bearing mine (Guarda, Central Portugal)	pt_PT
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oaire.citation.title	Procedia: Earth and Planetary Science	pt_PT
oaire.citation.volume	17	pt_PT
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