The cost of decommissioning a coalfield: potential environmental problems in County Durham
Younger, P.
The cost of decommissioning a coalfield: potential environmental problems in County Durham - 1993 - Mineral Planning (57) December 1993, 26-29(4) .
Warns of likely environmental damage if Durham`s minewater pumping network ceases with the closure of the county`s last two collieries. There is risk of surface and groundwater pollution; cement deterioration in building foundations; increased contamination of the sewerage system; subsidence; and gas emissions. Seeks alternative methods of decommissioning.
ABANDONED MINE WORKINGS
AQUIFERS
COAL MINES
DECOMMISSIONING
DEWATERING
DURHAM COALFIELD
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
WATER QUALITY
The cost of decommissioning a coalfield: potential environmental problems in County Durham - 1993 - Mineral Planning (57) December 1993, 26-29(4) .
Warns of likely environmental damage if Durham`s minewater pumping network ceases with the closure of the county`s last two collieries. There is risk of surface and groundwater pollution; cement deterioration in building foundations; increased contamination of the sewerage system; subsidence; and gas emissions. Seeks alternative methods of decommissioning.
ABANDONED MINE WORKINGS
AQUIFERS
COAL MINES
DECOMMISSIONING
DEWATERING
DURHAM COALFIELD
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
WATER QUALITY