TY - JOUR A1 - Meggyes, Tamás A1 - Niederleithinger, Ernst A1 - Witt, K. J. A1 - Csövári, M. A1 - Kreft-Burman, K. A1 - Engels, J. A1 - McDonald, C. A1 - Roehl, K.E. T1 - Enhancing the safety of tailings management facilities N2 - Unsafe tailings management facilities (TMFs) have caused serious accidents in Europe (e.g., Baia Mare, Romania, in 2000, Aznalcóllar, Spain, in 1998, and Stava, Italy, in 1985), threatening human health/life and the environment. While advanced design, construction and management procedures are available, their implementation requires greater emphasis. An integrated research project funded by the European Union was carried out between 2002 and 2005 with the overall goal of improving the safety of TMFs (Sustainable Improvement in Safety of Tailings Facilities-TAILSAFE, http://www.tailsafe.com/). The objective of TAILSAFE was to develop and apply methods of parameter evaluation and measurement for the assessment and improvement of the safety state of tailings facilities, with particular attention to the stability of tailings dams and slurries, the special risks inherent when such materials include toxic or hazardous wastes, and authorization and management procedures for tailings facilities. Aspects of tailings facilities design, water management and slurry transport, non-destructive and minimally intrusive testing methods, monitoring and the application of sensors, intervention and remediation options were considered in TAILSAFE. A risk reduction framework (the TAILSAFE Parameter Framework) was established to contribute to the avoidance of catastrophic accidents and hazards from tailings facilities. Tailings from the mining and primary processing of metals, minerals and coal were included within the scope of TAILSAFE. The project focused on the avoidance of hazards by developing procedures and methods for investigating and improving the stability of tailings dams and tailings bodies. KW - Mining KW - Extractive industry KW - Tailings KW - Tailings management facility KW - Tailings pond KW - Non-destructive testing KW - Site-investigation KW - Neutron logging KW - Parameter framework PY - 2008 DO - https://doi.org/10.1080/15320380802143922 SN - 1532-0383 SN - 1549-7887 VL - 17 IS - 4 SP - 323 EP - 345 PB - Taylor & Francis CY - Philadelphia, Pa. AN - OPUS4-17918 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Niederleithinger, Ernst A1 - Brink, Arne A1 - McDonald, C. A1 - Meggyes, Tamás A1 - Roehl, K. E. A1 - Witt, K. J. T1 - TAILSAFE - Investigation and improvement of tailings facilities N2 - Tailings are the fine residue of the milling process in the mining industry and appear in slurry form being mixed with water during this process. Large tailings ponds are required to contain them, usually confined by man-made dams. Such tailings facilities pose considerable risk both to the environment and human lives. A major interdisciplinary research project ('TAILSAFE') supported by European Union has been initiated with the aim to increase attention towards and reduce the risk posed by tailings facilities. Methods of parameter evaluation and measurement are being developed within the project and applied for the detection, assessment and improvement of the safety state of tailings dams and ponds. One of the workpackages has his focus on non-destructive geophysical investigation methods. Geoelectrical (SIP), seismic and radar methods will be used to get information on the tailings dam structure and water content. T2 - 6th International Symposium Non-Destructive Testing in Civil Engineering (NDT-CE) CY - Berlin, Germany DA - 2003-09-16 PY - 2003 UR - http://www.ndt.net/article/ndtce03/papers/p014/p014.htm SN - 3-931381-49-8 SP - 1 EP - 6(?) PB - DGZfP CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-2756 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Meggyes, Tamás A1 - McDonald, C. A1 - Roehl, K. E. A1 - Witt, K. J. A1 - Debreczeni, Á. A1 - Niederleithinger, Ernst ED - Annokkée, G. J. T1 - Reducing the risk for tailings facilities T2 - 8th International FZK/TNO Conference on Contaminated Soil ; 8th ConSoil 2003 CY - Gent, Belgium DA - 2003-05-12 PY - 2003 SN - 0947-8620 N1 - Serientitel: Wissenschaftliche Berichte / Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe in der Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft – Series title: Wissenschaftliche Berichte / Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe in der Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft IS - 6943 SP - E3239 EP - E3247 PB - Forschungszentrum CY - Karlsruhe AN - OPUS4-2808 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Niederleithinger, Ernst A1 - Meggyes, Tamás A1 - McDonald, C. A1 - Roehl, K. E. A1 - Witt, K. J. A1 - Debreczeni, Á. T1 - TAILSAFE - Investigation and improvement of tailings facilities N2 - Improperly built or managed tailing dams pose major risks to human lives and the environment. Research for risk reduction by new technologies including slurry handlings, stochastic modelling, development of a parameter framework as well as work on legislation and authorisation procedures will be done in the EC-funded project TAILSAFE. Focus of this paper is on geophysial techniques for structure investigation and monitoring. T2 - 13th European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering ; 13e Congrès Européen de Mécanique des Sols et de la Géotechnique CY - Prague, Czech Republic DA - 2003-08-25 KW - Tailing dams KW - Hazards KW - Geotechnics KW - Stochastics KW - Geophysics KW - Monitoring PY - 2003 SN - 80-8676904-6 N1 - Serientitel: DGZfP-Proceedings BB – Series title: DGZfP-Proceedings BB IS - 85-CD SP - 179 EP - 182 CY - Praha AN - OPUS4-2758 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Roehl, K.E. A1 - Czurda, K. A1 - Meggyes, Tamás A1 - Simon, Franz-Georg A1 - Stewart, D.I. ED - Roehl, K. T1 - Permeable reactive barriers KW - Groundwater remediation KW - Permeable Reactive Barrier KW - Long-term Performance KW - Elemental Iron KW - Hydroxyapatite PY - 2005 SN - 0-444-51536-4 N1 - Serientitel: Trace metals and other contaminates in the environment – Series title: Trace metals and other contaminates in the environment IS - 7 SP - 1 EP - 25 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-7542 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Simon, Franz-Georg A1 - Meggyes, Tamás A1 - Czurda, K. A1 - Roehl, K.E. T1 - Langzeitbeständigkeit von permeablen reaktiven Wänden zur Sanierung kontaminierter Grundwässer PY - 2003 SN - 0942-3818 SN - 1864-8371 VL - 12 IS - 6 SP - 285 EP - 290 PB - Schmidt CY - Berlin AN - OPUS4-2857 LA - deu AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - GEN A1 - Simon, Franz-Georg A1 - Ludwig, S. A1 - Meggyes, Tamás A1 - Stewart, D. A1 - Roehl, K. ED - Roehl, K. T1 - Regulatory and economic aspects KW - Groundwater remediation KW - Permeable Reactive Barrier KW - Long-term Performance KW - Elemental Iron KW - Hydroxyapatite PY - 2005 SN - 0-444-51536-4 N1 - Serientitel: Trace metals and other contaminates in the environment – Series title: Trace metals and other contaminates in the environment IS - 7 SP - 311 EP - 321 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-7546 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Roehl, K.E. A1 - McDonald, C. A1 - Meggyes, Tamás T1 - TAILSAFE (Sustainable Improvement of Tailings Facilities) PY - 2003 SN - 0967-0513 VL - 11 IS - 1 SP - 69 EP - 70 PB - EPP Publ. CY - Richmond AN - OPUS4-2809 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Meggyes, Tamás A1 - Csövári, M. A1 - Roehl, K.E. A1 - Simon, Franz-Georg T1 - Enhancing the efficacy of permeable reactive barriers KW - Ageing KW - Degradation KW - Electrokinetic curtains KW - Groundwater KW - Groundwater contamination KW - Hydroxyapatite KW - Iron KW - Long-term behaviour KW - Passive groundwater remediation KW - Permeable reactive barrier KW - Precipitation KW - Selective sorption KW - Sorption KW - Uranium PY - 2009 DO - https://doi.org/10.2462/09670513.964 SN - 0967-0513 VL - 17 IS - 3-4 SP - 635 EP - 650 PB - EPP Publ. CY - Richmond AN - OPUS4-20922 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -