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DAMMED-UP IMPOUNDMENT [1 record]

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Record 1 1993-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Civil Engineering
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
  • Radiation Protection
CONT

Uranium mine and mill tailings constitute the largest single source of LLW [low-level radioactive wastes] in Ontario, some 120 000 000 m3. Tailings are formed of ground-up rock and barium sulfate precipitates, generally located in dammed-up impoundments or smaller lakes.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie civil
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Traitement des eaux
  • Radioprotection

Spanish

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