Consideration regarding the aquatic ecosystems developed in the open pit lakes from Oltenia mining region
Florin Faur,
Izabela-Maria Apostu,
Maria Lazăr
Abstract:Formation of so-called open-pit lakes has become an increasingly common practice in Romania (more precisely in the Oltenia Mining Basin, where the lignite deposit contained in Dacian and Romanian formations was and is extracted through open-pits). The flooding process of the remaining gaps is in general a natural one, as water comes from underground sources (phreatic and pressurized aquifers) and from precipitations (including runoff waters from the surrounding terrains). This practice is considered to be a ty… Show more
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