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Author Benner, S.G. url  openurl
  Title Geochemistry of a permeable reactive barrier for metals and acid mine drainage Type Journal Article
  Year 1999 Publication Environmental Science & Technology Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 33 Issue 16 Pages 2793-2799  
  Keywords mine water treatment  
  Abstract (down) A permeable reactive barrier, designed to remove metals and generate alkalinity by promoting sulfate reduction and metal sulfide precipitation, was installed in August 1995 into an aquifer containing effluent from mine tailings. Passage of groundwater through the barrier results in striking improvement in water quality. Dramatic changes in concentrations of SO4 (decrease of 2000-3000 mg/L), Fe (decrease of 270-1300 mg/L), trace metals (e.g., Ni decreases 30 mg/L), and alkalinity (increase of (800-2700 mg/L) are observed. Populations of sulfate reducing bacteria are 10 000 times greater, and bacterial activity, as measured by dehydrogenase activity, is 10 rimes higher within the barrier compared to the up-gradient aquifer. Dissolved sulfide concentrations increase by 0.2-120 mg/ L, and the isotope S-34 is enriched relative to S-32 in the dissolved phase SO42- within the barrier. Water chemistry, coupled with geochemical speciation modeling, indicates the pore water in the barrier becomes supersaturated with respect to amorphous Fe sulfide. Solid phase analysis of the reactive mixture indicates the accumulation of Fe monosulfide precipitates. Shifts in the saturation states of carbonate, sulfate, and sulfide minerals and most of the observed changes in water chemistry in the barrier and down-gradient aquifer can be attributed, either directly or indirectly, to bacterially mediated sulfate reduction.  
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  Notes Geochemistry of a permeable reactive barrier for metals and acid mine drainage; Wos:000082074500017; Times Cited: 57; ISI Web of Science Approved no  
  Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 17115 Serial 132  
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Author Jarvis, A.P. url  openurl
  Title Effective remediation of grossly polluted acidic, and metal-rich, spoil heap drainage using a novel, low-cost, permeable reactive barrier in Northumberland, UK Type Journal Article
  Year 2006 Publication Environmental Pollution Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 143 Issue 2 Pages 261-268  
  Keywords mine water treatment  
  Abstract (down) A permeable reactive barrier (PRB) for remediation of coal spoil heap drainage in Northumberland, UK, is described. The drainage has typical chemical characteristics of pH < 4, [acidity] > 1400 mg/L as CaCO3, [Fe] > 300 mg/L, [Mn] > 165 mg/L, [Al] > 100 mg/L and IS041 > 6500 mg/L. During 2 years of operation the PRB has typically removed 50% of the iron and 40% of the sulphate from this subsurface spoil drainage. Bacterial sulphate reduction appears to be a key process of this remediation. Treatment of the effluent from the PRB results in further attenuation; overall reductions in iron and sulphate concentrations are 95% and 67% respectively, and acidity concentration is reduced by an order of magnitude. The mechanisms of attenuation of these, and other, contaminants in the drainage are discussed. Future research and operational objectives for this novel, low-cost, treatment system are also outlined. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.  
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  Notes Effective remediation of grossly polluted acidic, and metal-rich, spoil heap drainage using a novel, low-cost, permeable reactive barrier in Northumberland, UK; Wos:000238277500010; Times Cited: 0; ISI Web of Science Approved no  
  Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 16928 Serial 109  
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Author Sasaki, K. url  openurl
  Title Immobilization of Mn(II) ions by a Mn-oxidizing fungus – Paraconiothyrium sp.-like strain at neutral pHs Type Journal Article
  Year 2006 Publication Mater. Trans. Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 47 Issue 10 Pages 2457-2461  
  Keywords mine water treatment  
  Abstract (down) A Mn-oxidizing fungus was isolated from a constructed wetland of Hokkaido (Japan), which is receiving the Mn-impacted drainage, and genetically and morphologically identified as Paraconiothyrium sp.-like strain. The optimum pHs were 6.45-6.64, where is more acidic than those of previously reported Mn-oxidizing fungi. Too much nutrient inhibited fungal Mn-oxidation, and too little nutrient also delayed Mn oxidation even at optimum pH. In order to achieve the oxidation of high concentrations of Mn like mine drainage containing several hundreds g-m(-3) of Mn, it is important to find the best mix ratio among the initial Mn concentrations, inocolumn size and nutrient concentration. The strain has still Mn-tolerance with more than 380 g-m(-3) of Mn, but high Mn(II) oxidation was limited by pH control and supplied nutrient amounts. The biogenic Mn deposit was poorly crystallized birnessite. The strain is an unique Mn-oxidizing fungus having a high Mn tolerance and weakly acidic tolerance, since there has been no record about the property of the strain. There is a potentiality to apply the strain to the environmental bioremediation.  
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  Notes Immobilization of Mn(II) ions by a Mn-oxidizing fungus – Paraconiothyrium sp.-like strain at neutral pHs; Wos:000242429300002; Times Cited: 0; ISI Web of Science Approved no  
  Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 16940 Serial 103  
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Author Bechard, G. url  openurl
  Title Use Of Cellulosic Substrates For The Microbial Treatment Of Acid-Mine Drainage Type Journal Article
  Year 1994 Publication Journal of Environmental Quality Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 23 Issue 1 Pages 111-116  
  Keywords mine water treatment  
  Abstract (down) A mixed aerobic-anaerobic microbial treatment process was developed previously for acid mine drainage (AMD) using straw as a substrate. The process was effective only if AMD was supplemented with sucrose. The present study was conducted to determine which, if any, of three cellulosic materials could sustain the microbial treatment of AMD without the addition of a sucrose amendment and to determine the effect of the retention time on the performance of the reactors. The performance of small reactors that treated simulated AMD in the continuous mode was evaluated using alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) hay, timothy (Phleum pratense L.) hay, and straw with a 5 d retention time. Parameters measured were pH, Fe, Al, sulfate, and ammonium. Timothy hay and straw sustained AMD mitigation for 3 wk, and thereafter all activity ceased. After the reactors ceased treating AMD, the mitigative activities were reinitiated by the addition of sucrose, but not by urea. Alfalfa sustained AMD mitigation for a longer time period than either straw or timothy. The effect of three retention times, 3.5, 7, and 35 d, was then investigated for reactors containing fresh alfalfa. Increasing the retention time resulted in better metal removal and a greater pH increase. With a 7-d retention time, 75 L of simulated AMD were neutralized from a pH of 3.5 to a pH value greater than 6.5. Reactors operating with a 3.5-d retention time treated only 58.3 L of simulated AMD before failing. Ammonium was detected in effluents of active reactors. The results of this study indicate that a low maintenance microbial treatment system can be developed with alfalfa as a substrate without the addition of a sucrose amendment.  
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  Notes Use Of Cellulosic Substrates For The Microbial Treatment Of Acid-Mine Drainage; Wos:A1994mu33000017; Times Cited: 22; ISI Web of Science Approved no  
  Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 17194 Serial 89  
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Author Bertrand, S. url  openurl
  Title Performance of a nanofiltration plant on hard and highly sulphated water during two years of operation Type Journal Article
  Year 1997 Publication Desalination Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 113 Issue 2-3 Pages 277-281  
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  Abstract (down) A highly sulphated, hard water from a flooded iron mine was treated by nanofiltration for the production of drinking water (125 m(3)/h). This paper introduces the context and summarizes the configuration and operating conditions of the plant. The process performance in terms of product water quality and permeability during the first 2 years is presented and discussed.  
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  Notes Performance of a nanofiltration plant on hard and highly sulphated water during two years of operation; Wos:000071218200023; Times Cited: 5; ISI Web of Science Approved no  
  Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 17153 Serial 134  
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