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The impact of acid mine drainage in South Africa

Terence S. McCarthy
South African Journal of Science | Vol 107, No 5/6 | a712 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/sajs.v107i5/6.712 | © 2011 Terence S. McCarthy | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 15 April 2011 | Published: 31 May 2011

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Terence S. McCarthy, School of Geosciences, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

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