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1285326 
Journal Article 
Assessment of groundwater quality and contamination problems ascribed to an abandoned uranium mine (Cunha Baixa region, Central Portugal) 
Neves, O; Matias, MJ 
2008 
Yes 
Environmental Geology
ISSN: 0943-0105
EISSN: 1432-0495 
Springer Science+Business Media 
53 
8 (Feb 2008) 
1799-1810 
WOS:000252798500018 
The assessment of groundwater quality and its environmental implications in the region of the abandoned Cunha Baixa uranium mine (Central Portugal) was carried out from 1995 to 2004. Shallow groundwater is the major water supply source for irrigation in the neighbourhood of Cunha Baixa village. Water samples from the mine site as well as from private wells were collected in order to identify the mining impact on water composition, the extent of contamination and the seasonal and temporal groundwater quality variations. Some of the sampled private wells contain waters having low pH ( 
Portugal; Irrigation; Water supplies; Groundwater Pollution; Water sampling; Water Analysis; Sulfur dioxide; villages; Uranium; Mines; Wells; soil degradation; Mine Wastes; water pollution; Water wells; pH; Bioaccumulation; Assessments; Contamination; Mining 
• Uranium
     WOS
     Merged reference set
     Secondary Refinement
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