Subsidence induced by underground extraction

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Subsidence induced by underground extraction is a class of human-induced (anthropogenic) land subsidence that principally is caused by the withdrawal of subsurface fluids (groundwater, oil, and gas) or by the underground mining of coal and other minerals.

Publication type Book chapter
Publication Subtype Book Chapter
Title Subsidence induced by underground extraction
DOI 10.1007/978-1-4020-4399-4_336
Publication Date January 21, 2016
Year Published 2016
Language English
Publisher Springer
Contributing office(s) Southwest Regional Director's Office, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center
Larger Work Type Book
Larger Work Title Encyclopedia of Natural Hazards
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