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The Occurrence and Quality of Mine Water in the Upper Silesian Coal Basin, Poland

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The mining of coal in the Upper Silesian Coal Basin and the relatively recent closure of many of these mines during the past two to three decades has affected surface and underground water quality. Regulations in Poland are designed to protect active mining operations rather than water quality and water environment. Dewatering mechanisms in abandoned coal mines and characteristics of water pumped (quality, temperature) are discussed.

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  1. Centralny Zakład Odwadniania Kopalń (CZOK), ul Kościuszki 9, 41-253, Czeladź, Poland

    Ewa Janson

  2. Department of Geology and Geophysics, Główny Instytut Górnictwa (Central Mining Institute), Plac Gwarków 1, 40-166, Katowice, Poland

    Grzegorz Gzyl

  3. Holymoor Consultancy Ltd, 8 Heaton Strt, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 3AQ, UK

    David Banks

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Janson, E., Gzyl, G. & Banks, D. The Occurrence and Quality of Mine Water in the Upper Silesian Coal Basin, Poland. Mine Water Environ 28, 232–244 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10230-009-0079-3

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