This book examines the occurrence of uranium in its natural setting in the United States, as well as its industrial uses and the methods employed over the last century to extract it from ore deposits. In addition, this book explores the nature of solid and liquid wastes generated by extraction methods, and the various reclamation and remediation methods which can environmentally restore the extraction site. The potential radiogenic cancer risks from abandoned uranium mines are also explored, as are the environmental and geographical issues associated with those mines.
ISBN: | 9781613246733 |
Publication date: | 12th January 2012 |
Author: | David H Christensen |
Publisher: | Nova Science Publishers an imprint of Nova Science Publishers Inc |
Format: | Hardback |
Pagination: | 298 pages |
Series: | Environmental Science, Engineering and Technology |
Genres: |
Environmental science, engineering and technology |