PUBLICATIONS

(Please note: All word files are in Word 97 format)

BestPrac.doc (107Kb) is a publication detailing current Best Practice Management for the minimisation, control and treatment of acid drainage issues at mine sites. The full reference for this document is:
Murphy, N. C., Taylor, J. R. and Leake, M. J., 1999, Coming to terms with acid drainage. Proceedings of the "State of the Art in Mining Environmental Management", Manilla, Philippines, August, 1999.

Mt_Lyell.doc (464Kb) is a Supervising Scientist publication relating to one of several investigations into pollution from the Mt. Lyell copper mine in Tasmania, Australia. The full reference for this document is:
Taylor, J. R., Weaver, T. R., McPhail, D. C. "Bear" and Murphy, N. C., 1996. Characterisation and impact assessment of mine tailings in the King River system and delta, Western Tasmania. ERISS publication No. 105, Darwin, Australia.

GaRDS.doc (88Kb) summarises a new technique under development by Earth Systems and ANSTO for preventing sulphide oxidation in underground mines by displacing the air with a reducing gas mixture. The full reference for this document is:
Taylor, J. and Waring, C., 2001, The Passive Prevention of ARD in
Underground Mines by Displacement of Air with a Reducing Gas Mixture: GaRDS.
Mine Water and the Environment, 20: 2-7, 1 fig.; Berlin.

Turbidity.doc (543Kb) examines the performance of a low-cost, portable Neutra-Mill Water Treatment System (the turbidity mill) during treatment of small town drinking water supplies. A single portable Turbidity Mill was effective at reducing the suspended solids in drinking water at several towns. The full reference for this document is:
Healey, N. and Leake, M. J., 2000, A mobile and portable water treatment plant for small town water supplies. Proceedings of the Small Drinking Water and Wastewater Systems Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, January, 2000.