A major problern in the field of environmental contamination by uranium in South Africa is the lack of a synoptic overview of the nature and extent of the problem. At 14 selected sites within all seven goldfields ofthe Witwatersrand basin, mechanisms and the extent of tailings-related U-contamination were investigated. These sites are spread along the so-called Golden Are Stretching over a distance of approximately 300 km. Results suggest that U-pollution by slimes dams in South Africa is widespread and of extraordinary spatial dimension.
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Winde, F., & de Villiers, A. B. (2002). The nature and extent of uranium contamination from tailings dams in the Witwatersrand gold mining area (South Africa). In Uranium in the Aquatic Environment (pp. 889–898). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55668-5_104
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