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Author (up) Dempsey, B.A.; Jeon, B.-H.
Title Characteristics of sludge produced from passive treatment of mine drainage Type Journal Article
Year 2001 Publication Geochem.-Explor. Environ. Anal. Abbreviated Journal
Volume 1 Issue 1 Pages 89-94
Keywords acid mine drainage; aerobic environment; anaerobic environment; Appalachian Plateau; Appalachians; carbonate rocks; coagulation; compressibility; decontamination; density; drainage; filtration; geochemistry; Howe Bridge; Jefferson County Pennsylvania; limestone; mining geology; North America; passive systems; Pennsylvania; pH; pollution; ponds; rates; reclamation; sedimentary rocks; settling; sludge; slurries; suspended materials; United States; viscosity; wet packing density; wetlands; zeta-potential 22, Environmental geology
Abstract In the 1994 paper by Brown, Skousen & Renton it was argued that settleability and wet-packing density were the most important physical characteristics of sludge from treatment of mine drainage. These characteristics plus zeta-potential, intrinsic viscosity, specific resistance to filtration, and coefficient of compressibility were determined for several sludge samples from passive treatment sites and for several sludge samples that were prepared in the laboratory. Sludge from passive systems had high packing density, low intrinsic viscosity, low specific resistance to filtration and low coefficient of compressibility compared to sludge that was produced after addition of NaOH.
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Notes Feb.; Characteristics of sludge produced from passive treatment of mine drainage; 2002-008382; References: 29; illus. incl. 5 tables United Kingdom (GBR); GeoRef; English Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 5734 Serial 57
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Author (up) Diamond, J.M.; Bower, W.; Gruber, D.
Title Use of man-made impoundment in mitigating acid mine drainage in the North Branch Potomac River Type Journal Article
Year 1993 Publication Environ. Manage. Abbreviated Journal
Volume 17 Issue Pages 14
Keywords Acid mine drainage Potomac River Reservoir macroinvertebrate Fish Mayflies
Abstract The US Department of the Army, Baltimore District Corps of Engineers, oversees a long-term monitoring study to assess and evaluate effects of the Jennings-Randolph reservoir on biota in the North Branch Potomac River. The reservoir was intended, in part, to mitigate effects of acid mine drainage originating in upstream and headwater areas. The present study assessed recovery of benthos and fish in this system, six years after completion of the reservoir. Higher pH and lower iron and sulfate concentrations were observed upstream of the reservoir compared to preimpoundment conditions, suggesting better overall water quality in the upper North Branch. Water quality improved slightly directly downstream of the reservoir. However, the reservoir itself was poorly colonized by macrophytes and benthic organisms, and plankton composition suggested either metal toxicity and/or nutrient limitation. One large tributary to the North Branch and the reservoir (Stony River) was shown to have high (and possibly toxic) levels of manganese, iron, zinc, and aluminum due to subsurface coal mine drainage. Macroinvertebrate diversity and number of taxa were higher in sites downstream of the reservoir in the present study. Compared with previous years, the present study suggested relatively rapid recovery in the lower North Branch due to colonization from two major unimpacted tributaries in this system: Savage River and South Branch Potomac. Abundance of certain mayfly species across sites provided the most clear evidence of longitudinal gradients in water quality parameters and geomorphology. Fish data were consistent with macroinvertebrate results, but site-to-site variation in species composition was greater. Data collected between 1982 and 1987 suggested that certain fish species have unsuccessfully attempted to colonize sites directly downstream of the reservoir despite the more neutral pH water there. Our results show that recovery of biota in the North Branch Potomac was attributed to decreased acid inputs from mining operations and dilution from the Savage River, which contributed better water quality. Continued improvement of North Branch Potomac biota may not be expected unless additional mitigation attempts, either within the reservoir or upstream, are undertaken.
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Notes Feb.; Use of man-made impoundment in mitigating acid mine drainage in the North Branch Potomac River; New York, NY ; Heidelberg ; Berlin : Springer; file:///C:/Dokumente%20und%20Einstellungen/Stefan/Eigene%20Dateien/Artikel/7016.pdf; Opac Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 7016 Serial 79
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Author (up) Dillard, G.
Title A win-win way to clean up by changing ionic state, new process can precipitate heavy metals Type Journal Article
Year 2000 Publication Pay Dirt Abbreviated Journal
Volume 734 Issue Pages 10-11
Keywords acid mine drainage; California; chemical composition; companies; environmental analysis; environmental management; heavy metals; ion exchange; ions; metal ores; metals; mining; pollutants; pollution; precipitation; processes; remediation; soils; surface water; United States; water treatment 22, Environmental geology
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Notes A win-win way to clean up by changing ionic state, new process can precipitate heavy metals; 2004-029026; illus. United States (USA); GeoRef; English Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 5822 Serial 401
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Author (up) Diz, H.R.
Title Chemical and biological treatment of acid mine drainage for the removal of heavy metals and acidity Type Book Whole
Year 1997 Publication Abbreviated Journal
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Keywords acid mine drainage; copper; effluents; ferrous iron; heavy metals; iron; manganese; metals; nickel; oxidation; pH; pollution; precipitation; rates; tailings; temperature; waste water; zinc 22, Environmental geology
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Publisher Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Place of Publication Blacksburg Editor
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Notes Chemical and biological treatment of acid mine drainage for the removal of heavy metals and acidity; GeoRef; English Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 6316 Serial 400
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Author (up) Dumpleton, S.
Title Mitigation of minewater pollution; the need for research, monitoring and prevention Type Journal Article
Year 1998 Publication Earthwise (Keyworth) Abbreviated Journal
Volume 12 Issue Pages 12-13
Keywords acid mine drainage; coal mines; coal seams; disposal barriers; engineering geology; England; Europe; fractures; Great Britain; ground water; hydrogeology; hydrology; inorganic acids; mines; mining; mining geology; mitigation; pollution; pumping; remediation; runoff; sulfuric acid; surface water; United Kingdom; waste disposal; water table; Western Europe 22, Environmental geology
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Notes Mitigation of minewater pollution; the need for research, monitoring and prevention; 1998-075248; illus. incl. sect. United Kingdom (GBR); GeoRef; English Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 6120 Serial 399
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