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The New Uranium Mining Boom : Challenge and Lessons learned

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    Book Overview
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    Chapter 1 Marie Curie and the Discovery of Radium
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    Chapter 2 License Procedure for Uranium Recovery from Talvivaara Deposit, Eastern Finland
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    Chapter 3 New Uranium ISR Satellites at Beverley North, South Australia
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    Chapter 4 Waste Water Treatment of CO 2 + O 2 in-situ Leaching Uranium
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    Chapter 5 Radiation Protection and Environmental Safety Surveillance in Uranium Mining and Ore Processing in India
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    Chapter 6 Estimates of Effective Doses Among Czech Uranium Miners
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    Chapter 7 Evaluation of Transboundary Impact of Toxic Metals of Uranium Mine Mailoo-Suu (Kyrgyzstan)
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    Chapter 8 Uranium in Water and Sediments of the Mulde River
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    Chapter 9 Assessment of Background Uranium Concentration in Groundwater Around a Proposed Mining Area
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    Chapter 10 Geochemistry of Radionuclides in Groundwaters at the Former Uranium and Radium Mining Region of Sabugal, Portugal
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    Chapter 11 Simulation of Radionuclide Transport and Fate in Surface Waters in the Vicinity of a Past Uranium Processing Plant
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    Chapter 12 Neutralisation and Trace Element Removal from Beverley in-situ Recovery Uranium Mine Barren Lixiviant via Hydrotalcite Formation
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    Chapter 13 Concentration of U and Th in the Bloedkoppie Granite, Namibia
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    Chapter 14 Concentration Dynamics and Speciation of Uranium in a Boreal Forest Creek – Six Years of Weekly Observations
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    Chapter 15 Uranium Pollution of Grand Water in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan
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    Chapter 16 Environmental Impact of the Kadji-Sai Uranium Tailing Site, Kyrgyzstan
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    Chapter 17 Assessment of Distribution Coefficients (К d ) of Radionuclides of the Uranium-Thorium Chain in the Uranium Manufacturing Tailing Dumps
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    Chapter 18 How Much Uranium Can Be Left at Former U Mining Sites? The Need for a Complex Assessment Framework
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    Chapter 19 Health Hazards and Environmental Issues at the Uranium Mine Near Tatanagar, India
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    Chapter 20 Cadmium and Uranium in German and Brazilian Phosphorous Fertilizers
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    Chapter 21 Radiological and Hydrochemical Investigation of Underground Water of Issyk-Kul Region
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    Chapter 22 Interaction of Chlorella vulgaris and Schizophyllum commune with U(VI)
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    Chapter 23 Sustainability: the Balanced Approach to Modern Uranium Mining
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    Chapter 24 Uranium Mining Life-Cycle Energy Cost vs. Uranium Resources
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    Chapter 25 Making Uranium-Mining More Sustainable – The FP7 Project EO-MINERS
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    Chapter 26 Groundwater Monitoring Data and Screening Radionuclide Transport Modeling Analyses for the Uranium Mill Tailings at the Pridneprovsky Chemical Plant Site (Dneprodzerzhinsk, Ukraine)
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    Chapter 27 Assessment of Failure Modes of the Ak-Tyuz Tailing Ponds in Kyrgyzstan in Preparation of Remediation Measures
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    Chapter 28 The IAEA ENVIRONET Network Supporting the Remediation of Uranium Mining and Milling Sites
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    Chapter 29 Environmental Management Systems in Uranium Exploration at AREVA Resources Canada Inc. (ARC)
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    Chapter 30 Developing an “Alternative” Mining Method
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    Chapter 31 Assessment of Radiological Impact on the Environment During Recovery of Uranium from Phosphate Rocks and Phosphoric Acid
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    Chapter 32 Uranium Pollution in an Estuary Affected by Two Different Contamination Sources
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    Chapter 33 Distribution of Uranium Related to Particle Size of Phosphogypsum from Phosphoric Acid Production (Huelva, SW Spain)
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    Chapter 34 Lithofacies Study of the Natural Phosphates: Quantification, Genetic Involvement and Distribution of Natural Radionuclides
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    Chapter 35 Conception for Diversion of Runoff Implementing the Trünzig Uranium Tailings Pond into the Regional Catchment Area
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    Chapter 36 Hydrogeological Evaluation of Flooded Uranium Mine Cavities in Hungary
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    Chapter 37 Natural Radioactive Elements in the Region of Closed Uranium Mines on Stara Planina, Eastern Serbia
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    Chapter 38 Solubility Controls of Arsenic, Nickel, and Iron in Uranium Mine Tailings
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    Chapter 39 Study of Radionuclide Transport by Underground Water at the Semipalatinsk Test Site
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    Chapter 40 Rehabilitation of Uranium Mining Waste and Restoration of the Plohnbach Valley (Germany): Design Principles, Ecological Requirements and Construction in a Fauna-Flora-Habitat Area
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    Chapter 41 Generation and Prevention of Acid Drainage from Mining Wastes in a Uranium Deposit
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    Chapter 42 Portable XRF to Guide a Groundwater Source Removal Action at the Cañon City, CO, USA Uranium Mill
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    Chapter 43 Characterization of Thorium Binding by Sequential Extractions in Uranium Tailings of Schneckenstein, Germany
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    Chapter 44 Safe Handling of Low pH Mill Tailings Pore Fluids Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project
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    Chapter 45 Development and Migration of a Critical Habitat and Its Affect on the Colorado River Protection Strategy at the Moab Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action Project Site
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    Chapter 46 Critical Challenges of Acid Mine Drainage in South Africa’s Witwatersrand Gold Mines and Mpumalanga Coal Fields and Possible Research Areas for Collaboration Between South African and German Researchers and Expert Teams
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    Chapter 47 Legacy of Uranium Extraction and Environmental Security in the Republic of Tajikistan
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    Chapter 48 Preparation of a Safety and Environmental Impact Assessment and Design of Remediation Works for Uranium Tailings at AMCO Site, Zambia
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    Chapter 49 Phytoextraction of Heavy Metals by Dominating Perennial Herbs
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    Chapter 50 Field Scale Phytoremediation of Soils Contaminated with Heavy Metals and Radionuclides and Further Utilization of the Plant Residues
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    Chapter 51 Free and Immobilized Microbial Systems – Potential Effective Radioactive Decontaminators
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    Chapter 52 Bioleaching of Shale – Impact of Carbon Source
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    Chapter 53 Interactions of Ionic Liquids with Uranium and Its Bioreduction
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    Chapter 54 Environmental Analysis of Uranium with Recombinant Antibodies
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    Chapter 55 The Routine Determination of Uranium Activity in Natural Rocks and Minerals by Gamma Spectrometry
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    Chapter 56 Airborne Radiometric Surveying for the Management of Health, Safety and the Environment in the Uranium Mining Industry: Potential Applications and Limitations
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    Chapter 57 Coca-Cola® for Determining Bioaccessible Uranium in Contaminated Mine Soils
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    Chapter 58 Development of an Immunochromatographic Strip for Rapid, Instrument-Free, On-Site Detection of Uranium
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    Chapter 59 Ecotoxicity of Uranium in Freshwaters: Influence of the Physico-Chemical Status of the Rivers
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    Chapter 60 Radiological Impact Assessment of Mining Activities in the Wonderfonteinspruit Catchment Area, South Africa
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    Chapter 61 Challenges in Assessing Uranium-Related Health Risks: Two Case Studies for the Aquatic Exposure Pathway from South Africa – Part I: Guideline and Toxicity Issues and the Pofadder Case Study
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    Chapter 62 Challenges in Assessing Uranium-Related Health Risks: Two Case Studies for the Aquatic Exposure Pathway from South Africa – Part II: Case Study Potchefstroom
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    Chapter 63 Characterization of Uranium Behavior in the Ruprechtov Site (CZ)
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    Chapter 64 Estimation of Distribution Coefficient of Uranium and Its Correlation with Soil Parameters Around Uranium Mining Site
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    Chapter 65 Uranium (VI) Binding to Humic Substances: Speciation, Estimation of Competition, and Application to Independent Data
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    Chapter 66 Sorption of Uranium on Iron Coated Sand in the Presence of Arsenate, Selenate, and Phosphate
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    Chapter 67 Sorption Behavior of Uranium in Agricultural Soils
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    Chapter 68 Kinetics of Two-Line Ferrihydrite Phase Transformation Under Alkaline Conditions: Effect of Temperature and Adsorbed Arsenate
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    Chapter 69 The Interaction of U(VI) with Some Bioligands or the Influence of Different Functional Groups on Complex Formation
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    Chapter 70 Challenges in Detection, Structural Characterization and Determination of Complex Formation Constants of Uranyl-Arsenate Complexes in Aqueous Solutions
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    Chapter 71 Effect of Temperature and Humic Acid on the U(VI) Diffusion in Compacted Opalinus Clay
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    Chapter 72 Thermodynamic Data Dilemma
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    Chapter 73 Formation of (Ba,Ra)SO 4 Solid Solutions – Results from Barite (Re)Precipitation and Coprecipitation Experiments
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    Chapter 74 Study of the Speciation in the System UO 2 2+ –SO 4 2– –H 2 O by Means of the UV-VIS Spectrophotometry
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    Chapter 75 Characterization of the Impact of Uranium Mines on the Hydrological System in a Granitic Context: Example of the Limousin Area in France
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    Chapter 76 Assessment of Uranium Waste Dump Closure Systems: Results of Long Term Test Fields at the Former Uranium Mining Site in Schlema-Alberoda, Germany
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    Chapter 77 Implementation of a Modeling Concept to Predict Hydraulic and Geochemical Conditions During Flooding of a Deep Mine
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    Chapter 78 Radiological Impact Assessment of the Uranium Tailings Pond at Turamdih in India
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    Chapter 79 The Mean Hydraulic Residence Time and Its Use for Assessing the Longevity of Mine Water Pollution from Flooded Underground Mines
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    Chapter 80 Uranium Mineralization in Fractured Welded Tuffs of the Krasnokamensk Area: Transfer from Ancient to Modern Oxidizing Conditions
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    Chapter 81 Synthesis and Research of Uranium Minerals That Form in the Disposals of Waste Radioactive Products and Under Natural Conditions
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    Chapter 82 Modeling the Groundwater Flow of a 90 Sr Plume Through a Permeable Reactive Barrier Installed at the Chalk River Laboratories, Chalk River, Ontario, Canada
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    Chapter 83 Cleaning of NORM Contaminated Pipes from Dismantling of Oil/Gas Production Facilities at a North African Site
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    Chapter 84 Direct and Indirect Effects of Uranium on Microstructure of Sedimentary Phosphate: Fission Tracks and Radon Diffusion
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    Chapter 85 Uranium in German Mineral Water – Occurrence and Origins
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    Chapter 86 Heavy Metal Loads to Agricultural Soils in Germany from the Application of Commercial Phosphorus Fertilizers and Their Contribution to Background Concentration in Soils
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    Chapter 87 Effect of Mg-Ca-Sr on the Sorption Behavior of Uranium(VI) on Silica
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    Chapter 88 Radiological Hazard of Mine Water from Polymetallic and Uranium Deposits in the Karkonosze Mountains, South-West Poland
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    Chapter 89 Uranium – a Problem in the Elbe Catchment Area?
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    Chapter 90 Energetic and Economic Significance of Uranium in Mineral Phosphorous Fertilizers
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    Chapter 91 Contribution of Mineral and Tap Water to the Dietary Intake of As, B, Cu, Li, Mo, Ni, Pb, U and Zn by Humans
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    Chapter 92 Uranium in Secondary Phosphate Fertilizers and Base Substrates from Water Treatment Plants
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    Chapter 93 Uranium in German Tap and Groundwater – Occurrence and Origins
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    Chapter 94 Speciation of Uranium – from the Environment to Living Cells
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    Chapter 95 The Implications of New Legislation on NORM-Generating Industries
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    Chapter 96 Low-Lying States for the 103, 105 Mo Isotopes
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Chapter title
Marie Curie and the Discovery of Radium
Chapter number 1
Book title
The New Uranium Mining Boom
Published by
Springer Berlin Heidelberg, February 2016
DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-22122-4_1
Book ISBNs
978-3-64-222121-7, 978-3-64-222122-4
Authors

Fernando P. Carvalho, Carvalho, Fernando P.

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