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Ecological Problems of the Coal Industry and the Ways to Solve Them

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The results are presented for the investigations into radioactive waters and sediments of the settling pond in the vicinity of the Vistula River drainage. The possible ways to prevent the environmental contamination are analyzed.

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  1. Central Mining Institute, Katowice, Poland

    B. Michalik, S. Chalupnik, M. Wysocka & K. Skubacz

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Michalik, B., Chalupnik, S., Wysocka, M. et al. Ecological Problems of the Coal Industry and the Ways to Solve Them. Journal of Mining Science 38, 601–607 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1024994411256

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