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Author (down) Kuyucak, N.
Title Acid mining drainage prevention and control Type Journal Article
Year 2001 Publication Mining Environmental Management Abbreviated Journal
Volume 9 Issue 1 Pages 12-15
Keywords acid mine drainage; bacteria; biodegradation; chemical properties; controls; disposal barriers; dissolved materials; geomembranes; heavy metals; hydrolysis; leaching; migration of elements; moisture; oxidation; permeability; pollution; ponds; preventive measures; reclamation; retention; risk assessment; sulfate ion; sulfides; synthetic materials; tailings; toxic materials; underground installations; underground storage; waste disposal; waste management; water pollution; water treatment 22, Environmental geology
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Notes Acid mining drainage prevention and control; 2001-050583; References: 21; illus. incl. 1 table United Kingdom (GBR); GeoRef; English Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 5741 Serial 323
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Author (down) Johnson, D.B.; Hallberg, K.B.
Title Acid mine drainage remediation options: a review Type Journal Article
Year 2005 Publication Science of the Total Environment Abbreviated Journal
Volume 338 Issue 1-2 Pages 3-14
Keywords Wetlands and estuaries Pollution and waste management non radioactive geographical abstracts: physical geography hydrology (71 6 8) geological abstracts: environmental geology (72 14 2) biological method pollutant removal water treatment wastewater bioremediation constructed wetland acid mine drainage Cornwall England England United Kingdom Western Europe Europe Eurasia Eastern Hemisphere World Acid mine drainage Bioreactors Bioremediation Sulfidogenesis Wetlands Wheal Jane
Abstract Acid mine drainage (AMD) causes environmental pollution that affects many countries having historic or current mining industries. Preventing the formation or the migration of AMD from its source is generally considered to be the preferable option, although this is not feasible in many locations, and in such cases, it is necessary to collect, treat, and discharge mine water. There are various options available for remediating AMD, which may be divided into those that use either chemical or biological mechanisms to neutralise AMD and remove metals from solution. Both abiotic and biological systems include those that are classed as “active” (i.e., require continuous inputs of resources to sustain the process) or “passive” (i.e., require relatively little resource input once in operation). This review describes the current abiotic and bioremediative strategies that are currently used to mitigate AMD and compares the strengths and weaknesses of each. New and emerging technologies are also described. In addition, the factors that currently influence the selection of a remediation system, and how these criteria may change in the future, are discussed.
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Notes Feb. 01; Acid mine drainage remediation options: a review; file:///C:/Dokumente%20und%20Einstellungen/Stefan/Eigene%20Dateien/Artikel/10052.pdf; Science Direct Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 17464 Serial 47
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Author (down) Jage, C.R.; Zipper, C.E.
Title Acid-mine drainage treatment using successive alkalinity-producing systems Type RPT
Year 2000 Publication Abbreviated Journal
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Keywords acid mine drainage; alkalinity; Appalachians; carbonate rocks; decontamination; dissolved materials; dissolved oxygen; limestone; North America; oxygen; pH; pollution; reclamation; sedimentary rocks; United States; Virginia; waste management; water treatment 22, Environmental geology
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Series Editor Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, P.R.P.B.V.A.U.S. Series Title Powell River Project research and education program reports Abbreviated Series Title
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Notes Acid-mine drainage treatment using successive alkalinity-producing systems; 2002-029549; GeoRef; English; References: 12; illus. incl. 2 tables U. S. Geological Survey, Library, Reston, VA, United States Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 5882 Serial 343
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Author (down) Hulshof, A.H.M.; Blowes, D.W.; Douglas Gould, W.
Title Evaluation of in situ layers for treatment of acid mine drainage: A field comparison Type Journal Article
Year 2006 Publication Water Res Abbreviated Journal
Volume 40 Issue 9 Pages 1816-1826
Keywords mine water Pollution and waste management non radioactive Groundwater problems and environmental effects acid mine drainage organic carbon oxidation microbial activity drainage groundwater pollution Bacteria microorganisms Contamination Groundwater Barriers Drainage Treatment
Abstract Reactive treatment layers, containing labile organic carbon, were evaluated to determine their ability to promote sulfate reduction and metal sulfide precipitation within a tailings impoundment, thereby treating tailings effluent prior to discharge. Organic carbon materials, including woodchips and pulp waste, were mixed with the upper meter of tailings in two separate test cells, a third control cell contained only tailings. In the woodchip cell sulfate reduction rates were 500 mg L-1 a-1, (5.2 mmol L-1 a-1) this was coupled with the gradual removal of 350 mg L-1 Zn (5.4 mmol L-1). Decreased δ13CDIC values from -3‰ to as low as -12‰ indicated that sulfate reduction was coupled with organic carbon oxidation. In the pulp waste cell the most dramatic change was observed near the interface between the pulp waste amended tailings and the underlying undisturbed tailings. Sulfate reduction rates were 5000 mg L-1 a-1 (52 mmol L-1 a-1), Fe concentrations decreased by 80–99.5% (148 mmol L-1) and Zn was consistently <5 mg L-1. Rates of sulfate reduction and metal removal decreased as the pore water migrated upward into the shallower tailings. Increased rates of sulfate reduction in the pulp waste cell were consistent with decreased δ13CDIC values, to as low as -22‰, and increased populations of sulfate reducing bacteria. Lower concentrations of the nutrients, phosphorus, organic carbon and nitrogen in the woodchip material contribute to the lower sulfate reduction rates observed in the woodchip cell.
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Notes May; Evaluation of in situ layers for treatment of acid mine drainage: A field comparison; file:///C:/Dokumente%20und%20Einstellungen/Stefan/Eigene%20Dateien/Artikel/10040.pdf; Science Direct Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 10040 Serial 49
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Author (down) Fisher, T.S.R.; Lawrence, G.A.
Title Treatment of acid rock drainage in a meromictic mine pit lake Type Journal Article
Year 2006 Publication Journal of environmental engineering Abbreviated Journal
Volume 132 Issue 4 Pages 515-526
Keywords Pollution and waste management non radioactive Groundwater problems and environmental effects geological abstracts: environmental geology (72 14 2) geomechanics abstracts: excavations (77 10 10) meromictic lake acid mine drainage mine waste copper water pollution Bacteria microorganisms Canada Vancouver Island British Columbia North America
Abstract The Island Copper Mine pit near Port Hardy, Vancouver Island, B.C., Canada, was flooded in 1996 with seawater and capped with fresh water to form a meromictic (permanently stratified) pit lake of maximum depth 350 m and surface area 1.72 km2. The pit lake is being developed as a treatment system for acid rock drainage. The physical structure and water quality has developed into three distinct layers: a brackish and well-mixed upper layer; a plume stirred intermediate layer; and a thermally convecting lower layer. Concentrations of dissolved metals have been maintained well below permit limits by fertilization of the surface waters. The initial mine closure plan proposed removal of heavy metals by metal-sulfide precipitation via anaerobic sulfate-reducing bacteria, once anoxic conditions were established in the intermediate and lower layers. Anoxia has been achieved in the lower layer, but oxygen consumption rates have been less than initially predicted, and anoxia has yet to be achieved in the intermediate layer. If anoxia can be permanently established in the intermediate layer then biogeochemical removal rates may be high enough that fertilization may no longer be necessary. < copyright > 2006 ASCE.
Address Prof. G.A. Lawrence, Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada lawrence@civil.ubc.ca
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Notes Apr.; Treatment of acid rock drainage in a meromictic mine pit lake; 2873922; United-States 38; Geobase Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 17494 Serial 72
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