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Author Berg, G.J.; Arthur, B. isbn  openurl
  Title Proposed mine water treatment in Wisconsin Type Book Chapter
  Year 1999 Publication Sudbury '99; mining and the environment II; Conference proceedings Abbreviated Journal  
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  Keywords metals mines pollutants pollution remediation tailings United States waste water water water management water quality water resources water treatment Wisconsin 22, Environmental geology  
  Abstract (down) Water quality standards are driving wastewater effluent limits to ultra-low levels in the nanogram/L range. Standards are proposed that require discharges to match background water quality. The new ultra-low level standards require cautious sampling techniques, super clean laboratory methods and more advanced treatment technologies. This paper follows a case history through water quality standards for ultra-low metals, laboratory selection, and the design of a wastewater treatment system that can meet the water quality standards which are required to permit a proposed copper and zinc mine in Northern Wisconsin. A high degree of care must be taken when sampling for ultra-low level metals. Both surface water and treated effluent samples present new challenges. Sampling methods used must assure that there are no unwanted contaminants being introduced to the samples. The selection of a laboratory is as critical as the construction of a state of the art wastewater treatment system. Treatment methods such as lime and sulfide precipitation have had a high degree of success, but they do have limitations. Given today's ultra-low standards, it is necessary to assess the ability of reverse osmosis, deionization, and evaporation to provide the high level of treatment required.  
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  Publisher Sudbury Environmental Place of Publication Sudbury Editor Goldsack, D.; Belzile, N.; Yearwood, P.; Hall, G.J.  
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  Notes Proposed mine water treatment in Wisconsin; GeoRef; English; 2000-043747; Sudbury '99; Mining and the environment II--Sudbury '99; L'exploitation miniere et l'environnement II, Sudbury, ON, Canada, Sept. 13-17, 1999 illus. incl. 5 tables Approved no  
  Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 16588 Serial 451  
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  Title 'Green' company offers desalination technology Type Journal Article
  Year 1998 Publication Water Sewage and Effluent Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 18 Issue 4 Pages 9-11  
  Keywords Groundwater problems and environmental effects geomechanics abstracts: excavations (77 10 10) acid mine drainage environmental effect mine drainage  
  Abstract (down) Water and wastewater treatment activities, projects and capabilities of South African environmental engineering specialist Envig are detailed. The company, as part of the Weir Wesgarth Consortium, has pre-qualified for the major Namibian Water Supply Project, one of the largest of its kind to date in southern Africa. This project involves the desalination of seawater to meet increasing water demand and shortfalls. Envig, if awarded the contract, would be involved in construction of three or four reverse osmosis or mechanical vapour compression sea water desalination plants and associated infrastructure. The company is also involved in a mine water desalination project at the Eskom Tutuka Power Station. A reverse osmosis plant using low fouling maintenance is being installed to deal with acid mine drainage water. Details of the design and operation of this plant are given.  
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  Notes 'Green' company offers desalination technology; 0432290; South-Africa; Geobase Approved no  
  Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 17548 Serial 496  
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Author Oster, A. openurl 
  Title Relocating the Inde river – Post-mining design of a river meadow landscape. Verlegung des Flusses Inde – Bergbauliche Gestaltung einer Flussauenlandschaft Type Journal Article
  Year 2005 Publication World of Mining Surface & Underground Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 57 Issue 5 Pages 346-351  
  Keywords Fluss=Gewässer Verlegen Braunkohlenbergbau Tagebau Ökologie Umweltschutz Landschaftsgestaltung Wasserbau Flutung Deutschland Flussverlegung Wiedernutzbarmachung  
  Abstract (down) Vor dem Hintergrund einer planmäßigen Tagebauentwicklung muss der das Gewinnungsfeld in Nord-Süd-Richtung durchquerende Fluss Inde Ende 2005 bergbaulich in Anspruch genommen werden. Als Ersatz wurde auf Grundlage des Planfeststellungsbeschlusses vom 10.09.1998 eine neue Inde auf einer Länge von rd. 12 km erstellt. Rund 10 km der neuen Inde liegt innerhalb des Tagebaufeldes. Hierzu musste eine Flusslandschaft angelegt werden. Im Gegensatz bisher anthropogen geprägten Inde, ist eine naturnahe und weiträumige Flusslandschaft vorgesehen. Die Gestaltung soll, in Verbindung mit den zahlreichen eingebrachten Landschaftselementen wie Flutmulden, Altarmansätzen und Kolke, eine artenreiche und ökologisch hochwertige Auenlandschaft ermöglichen. Die Flutung der neuen Inde erfolgt auf Grundlage eines dreiphasigen Gewässerumschlusskonzeptes. Im Anschluss an die Flutung soll ein Monitoring- Programm zur Dokumentation der hydrodynamischen, morphologischen und landschaftsökologischen Entwicklung der Indeflur durchgeführt werden. Against the background of the scheduled eastward development of the Inden opencast mine, the Inde river which runs there must make way for mining operations at the end of 2005. Prior to this, as a replacement for the riverbed, which is some 4.5 km long, a riverscape has had to be created as a bypass in the west, mainly within the scope of rehabilitation measures. The model built for this purpose based on historical records provides for a close-to-nature and spacious riverscape with hand- and soft-wood meadows, unlike the anthropogenically marked Inde of today, with a meandering mean water bed. This design, in conjunction with the many installed landscape elements, like flood hollows, creeks and potholes, aims at creating a diverse and ecologically high-quality meadow landscape. The main factors impacting the river's route were the opencast mine's geometry and progress, as well as the planned and existing utilization of the land surfaces outside the opencast field. Besides these constraints, there were stipulated vertical points due to hydraulic requirements. The Inde plains, taking account of the planned route, were created on the basis of a design template, which provides for a stable level, a sealing layer and a cultivatable meadow substrate layer. In addition, the meadow substrate layer protects the sealing layer from erosion thanks to its medium- and coarse-grained gravel content. The Inde was constructed in the opencast field within the scope of rehabilitation in spreader operations, meaning that it was possible to dump the material to be installed in line with the design template and given elevations. The flooding of the 'new' Inde was based on a three-phase waterway rerouting concept and provided for increasing discharge quantities. This enabled a bottom covering layer to be formed successively, and ailowed the aquatic fauna to gently adapt to the changed living conditions and further seed material to be flushed in.  
  Address Inden Opencast Mine, RWE Power, Eschweiler, DE  
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  ISSN 1613-2408 ISBN Medium  
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  Notes Relocating the Inde river – Post-mining design of a river meadow landscape. Verlegung des Flusses Inde – Bergbauliche Gestaltung einer Flussauenlandschaft; 36448, BERG , 19.12.05; Words: 652; 200511 07020; 6 Seiten, 13 Bilder, 5 Quellen 3UX *Umweltbelastung, technik* 3MZ *Bergbau, Tunnelbau, Erdöl /Erdgasförderung, Bohrtechnik*; BERG, Copyright FIZ Technik e.V.; EN Englisch Approved no  
  Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 17581 Serial 275  
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Author Perry, A.; Kleinmann, R.L.P. openurl 
  Title The use of constructed wetlands in the treatment of acid mine drainage Type Journal Article
  Year 1991 Publication Natural Resources Forum Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 15 Issue 3 Pages 178-184  
  Keywords quality standard water treatment constructed wetland pond system acid mine drainage USA 1 Geography  
  Abstract (down) US government regulations require that all effluents from industrial operations, including mining, meet certain water quality standards. Constructed wetlands have proven to be useful in helping to attain those standards. Application of this biotechnology to mine water drainage can reduce water treatment costs and improve water quality in streams and rivers adversely affected by acidic mine water drainage from abandoned mines. Over 400 constructed wetland water treatment systems have been built on mined lands largely as a result of research by the US Bureau of Mines. Wetlands are passive biological treatment systems that are relatively inexpensive to construct and require minimal maintenance. Chemical treatment costs are reduced sufficiently to repay the cost of construction in less than a year. The mine waste water is typically treated in a series of excavated ponds that resemble small marsh areas. The ponds are engineered to facilitate bacterial oxidation of iron. Ideally, the water then flows through a composted organic substrate supporting a population of sulphate-reducing bacteria which raises the pH. Constructed wetlands in the US are described – their history, functions, construction methodologies, applicabilities, limitations and costs. -Authors  
  Address US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, 2401 E Street, NW Washington, DC 20241, USA  
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  Notes The use of constructed wetlands in the treatment of acid mine drainage; (0895945); 92h-01979; Using Smart Source Parsing pp; Geobase Approved no  
  Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 17569 Serial 272  
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Author Chung, I.J. url  openurl
  Title Immobilization of arsenic in tailing by using iron and hydrogen peroxide Type Journal Article
  Year 2001 Publication Environ. Technol. Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 22 Issue 7 Pages 831-835  
  Keywords mine water treatment  
  Abstract (down) Under environmental conditions, arsenic (As) reveals anionic behavior and is converted into various forms in accordance with the Eh/pH condition. This causes the difficulty of treating As with other heavy metals in tailing. This study was carried out to develop the immobilization method of arsenic in tailing as ferric arsenate (FeAsO4) using hydrogen peroxide. According to experimental results, the extracted concentrations of arsenic and iron (Fe) from tailing were reduced up to 84% and 93%, respectively. In the experiment using pure Pyrite (FeS2) and As solution, As concentration decreased with an increase of hydrogen peroxide dosage. The experimental results of re-extraction showed that only 10% of As and 20% of Fe were extracted in the case of using hydrogen peroxide. As a result, the long-term stability of this method was clarified.  
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  Notes Immobilization of arsenic in tailing by using iron and hydrogen peroxide; Wos:000170195000008; Times Cited: 0; ISI Web of Science Approved no  
  Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 17046 Serial 123  
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