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Norton, P.J. |
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The Control of Acid Mine Drainage with Wetlands |
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1992 |
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Mine Water Env. |
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acid mine drainage construction chemistry artificial wetlands pollution control performance evaluation coal mines pollution control and prevention |
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The recent increases in environmental legislation, especially in the USA'have meant that there is a need on behalf of the mining companies for more judicious operational planning and more thorough restoration techniques in order to reduce costs and prevent violation of the smctly enforced regulations. Water pollution is probably the greatest problem and many less enlightened operators, especially for example, in surface coal milling in Pennsylvania, have been forced into liquidation after having been unable to meet the severe restrictions on Acid Mine Drainage (AMD). The problems of AMD are also inherent in most forms of metalliferous and coal mining and also in some types of aggregate quarrying. As excavations go deeper in search of ever diminishing reserves then they are more likely to encounter groundwater which can become polluted if insufficient care is not taken. It is to be expected that the laws will also become more severe than they are at present in Europe and methods of treatment of AMD will need to be developed that are more efficient than the costly chemical methods currently used. Research by the author and others into the source of AMD pollution and its treatment with engineered wetlands and other operational methods are discussed in the paper. The methods have- the distinct benefit that they are cheap to install, are cost effective over a long period with the minimum of supervision and are environmentally acceptable to the planning and regulatory authorities. |
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The Control of Acid Mine Drainage with Wetlands; 1; 1 Abb.; AMD ISI | Wolkersdorfer |
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Rabenhorst, M.C.; James, B.R. |
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Acid mine drainage remediation via sulfidization in wetlands Fiscal year 1992 annual report |
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acid mine drainage; anaerobic environment; Appalachians; concentration; decontamination; ferric iron; iron; manganese; marshes; Maryland; metals; mires; North America; oxidation; pollutants; pollution; pore water; remediation; sulfidization; transport; United States; water quality; water treatment; wetlands 22, Environmental geology |
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Acid mine drainage remediation via sulfidization in wetlands Fiscal year 1992 annual report; 1998-034327; GeoRef; English; illus. incl. 1 table University of Maryland, Water Resources Research Center, College Park, MD, United States |
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Rees, B.; Bowell, R.; Dey, M.; Williams, K. |
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Passive treatment; a walk away solution? |
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Mining Environmental Management |
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acid mine drainage; acidification; alkalinity; bacteria; bioremediation; buffers; chemical reactions; cost; effluents; ferric iron; ferrous iron; filtration; ground water; hydrolysis; iron; metals; monitoring; oxidation; permeability; pH; pollution; remediation; substrates; sulfate ion; suspended materials; water management; water pollution; water quality; water treatment; wetlands 22, Environmental geology |
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Passive treatment; a walk away solution?; 2001-050826; References: 3; illus. United Kingdom (GBR); GeoRef; English |
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Robinson, J.D.F. |
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Wetland treatment of coal-mine drainage |
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coal mines; Europe; mine drainage; mines; pH; pollution; UK Coal Authority; United Kingdom; water; water treatment; Western Europe; wetlands 22, Environmental geology |
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Wetland treatment of coal-mine drainage; 2000-013457; References: 1; illus. incl. 2 tables United Kingdom (GBR); GeoRef; English |
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Sheoran, A.S.; Sheoran, V. |
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Heavy metal removal mechanism of acid mine drainage in wetlands: A critical review |
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Acid mine drainage (AMD) is one of the most significant environmental challenges facing the mining industry worldwide. Water infiltrating through the metal sulphide minerals, effluents of mineral processing plants and seepage from tailing dams becomes acidic and this acidic nature of the solution allows the metals to be transported in their most soluble form. The conventional treatment technologies used in the treatment of acid mine drainage are expensive both in terms of operating and capital costs. One of the methods of achieving compliance using passive treatment systems at low cost, producing treated water pollution free, and fostering a community responsibility for acid mine water treatment involves the use of wetland treatment system. These wetlands absorb and bind heavy metals and make them slowly concentrated in the sedimentary deposits to become part of the geological cycle. In this paper a critical review of the heavy metal removal mechanism involving various physical, chemical and biological processes, which govern wetland performance, have been made. This information is important for the siting and use of wetlands for remediation of heavy metals. |
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