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Wolkersdorfer, C.; Younger, P.L. |
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Passive mine water treatment as an alternative to active systems |
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2002 |
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Grundwasser |
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Groundwater quality geographical abstracts: physical geography hydrology (71 6 11) water treatment groundwater pollution water quality mine |
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For the treatment of contaminated mine waters reliable treatment methods with low investment and operational costs are essential. Therefore, passive treatment systems recently have been installed in Great Britain and in Germany (e.g. anoxic limestone drains, constructed wetlands, reactive barriers, roughing filters) and during the last eight years such systems successfully treated mine waters, using up to 6 ha of space. In some cases with highly contaminated mine water, a combination of active and passive systems should be applied, as in any case the water quality has to reach the limits. Because not all the processes of passive treatment systems are understood in detail, current research projects (e.g. EU-project PIRAMID) were established to clarify open questions. |
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Dr. Ch. Wolkersdorfer, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Lehrstuhl fur Hydrogeologie, Gustav-Zeuner-Str. 12, Freiberg/Saichen 09596, Germany c.wolke@tu-freiberg.de |
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Passive mine water treatment as an alternative to active systems; 2428851; Passive Grubenwasserreinigung als Alternative zu aktiven Systemen. Germany 51; Geobase |
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Wolkersdorfer, C. |
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Mine water tracer tests as a basis for remediation strategies |
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Chemie der Erde |
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Mine water treatment Stratification Convection First flush Tracer tests Microspheres Reactive transport Groundwater problems and environmental effects Pollution and waste management non radioactive acid mine drainage remediation |
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Mining usually causes severe anthropogenic changes by which the ground- or surface water might be significantly polluted. One of the main problems in the mining industry are acid mine drainage, the drainage of heavy metals, and the prediction of mine water rebound after mine closure. Therefore, the knowledge about the hydraulic behaviour of the mine water within the flooded mine might significantly reduce the costs of mine closure and remediation. In the literature, the difficulties in evaluating the hydrodynamics of flooded mines are well described, but only few tracer tests in flooded mines have been published so far. Most tracer tests linked to mine water problems were related to either pollution of the aquifer or radioactive waste disposal and not the mine water itself. Applying the results of the test provides possibilities f or optimizing the outcome of the source-path-target methodology and therefore diminishes the costs of remediation strategies. Consequently, prior to planning of remediation strategies or numerical simulations, relatively cheap and reliable results for decision making can be obtained via a well conducted tracer test. < copyright > 2005 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved. |
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C. Wolkersdorfer, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Lehrstuhl fur Hydrogeologie, 09596 Freiberg, Sachsen, Germany c.wolke@tu-freiberg.de |
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Sep 19; Mine water tracer tests as a basis for remediation strategies; 2767887; Germany 34; Geobase |
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Wiseman, I.M.; Edwards, P.J.; Rutt, G.P. |
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Recovery of an aquatic ecosystem following treatment of abandoned mine drainage with constructed wetlands |
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Pollution and waste management non radioactive Groundwater problems and environmental effects Wetlands and estuaries geological abstracts: environmental geology (72 14 2) geomechanics abstracts: excavations (77 10 10) geographical abstracts: physical geography hydrology (71 6 8) coal mine recovery aquatic ecosystem constructed wetland water treatment mine drainage abandoned mine |
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Seven kilometres of the River Pelenna in South Wales were impacted for approximately 30 years by discharges from abandoned coal mines. Elevated iron and low pH caused significant ochreous staining and had detrimental effects on the river ecology. The River Pelenna Mine water project constructed a series of passive wetland treatment systems to treat these discharges. Monitoring of the performance and environmental benefits of these has been undertaken as part of an Environment Agency R&D project. This project has assessed the changes in water quality as well as monitoring populations of invertebrates, fish and birds between 1993 and 2001. Performance data from the wetlands show that on average the three systems are removing between 82 and 95% of the iron loading from the mine waters. In the rivers downstream, the dissolved iron concentration has dropped to below the Environmental Quality Standard (EQS) of 1 mg/L for the majority of the time. Increases in pH downstream of the discharges have also been demonstrated. Trout (Salmo trutta) recovered quickly following mine water treatment, returning the next year to areas that previously had no fish. Intermittent problems with overflows from the treatment systems temporarily depleted the numbers, but the latest data indicate a thriving population. The overflow problems and also background episodes of acidity have affected the recovery of the riverine invertebrates. However, there have been gradual improvements in the catchment, and in the summer of 2001 most sites held faunas which approached those found in unpolluted controls. Recovery of the invertebrate fauna is reflected in marked increases in the breeding success of riverine birds between 1996 and 2001. This study has shown that constructed wetlands can be an effective, low cost and sustainable solution to ecological damage caused by abandoned mine drainage. |
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I.M. Wiseman, Environment Agency Wales, 19 Penyfai Lane, Furnace, Llanelli SA15 4EL, United Kingdom |
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Recovery of an aquatic ecosystem following treatment of abandoned mine drainage with constructed wetlands; 2530429; United-Kingdom 25; Geobase |
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Wingenfelder, U.; Hansen, C.; Furrer, G.; Schulin, R. |
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Removal of heavy metals from mine waters by natural zeolites |
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2005 |
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Environ Sci Technol, ES & T |
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Groundwater problems and environmental effects Pollution and waste management non radioactive remediation heavy metal mine drainage acid mine drainage; acidification; Central Europe; chemical composition; chemical fractionation; dissolved materials; Europe; framework silicates; geochemistry; grain size; heavy metals; hydrochemistry; ion exchange; lead; metals; mines; mining; mobilization; models; pH; pollutants; pollution; precipitation; remediation; samples; silicates; spectra; Switzerland; toxic materials; X-ray diffraction data; X-ray fluorescence spectra; zeolite group |
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G. Furrer, Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Grabenstrasse 3, CH-8952 Schlieren, Switzerland gerhard.furrer@env.ethz.ch |
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Removal of heavy metals from mine waters by natural zeolites; 2006-086777; References: 42; illus. incl. 3 tables United States (USA); GeoRef; English |
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Weeks, R.E.; Krohn, R.; Walker, T.H. |
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Water management during the Pinto Valley removal action |
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2000 |
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Tailings and Mine and Waste 2000, Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference, Fort Collins, US, Jan 22 26, 2000 |
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Bergbau Erzbergbau Erzaufbereitung Damm Gewässerschutz Umweltschutz Grundwasser Rekultivierung Versatzgut Abtragen Niederschlag=Atmosphäre Dammbruch Wassermanagement |
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Der Bruch des Dammes einer Halde der Grube Nr. 14 des Kupfer- Bergbaubetriebes Pinto Valley in Arizona, USA, im Jahre 1997 führte zum Eintrag von 370000 yd(exp 3) Bergematerials und Tailings in das Bett des Flusses Pinto Creek, USA, wodurch letzteres blockiert wurde. Der Vorfall ereignete sich in bergigem Gelände unterhalb eines 14 Quadratmeilen großen Abschnittes des Flusseinzugsgebietes oberhalb des Sees Roosevelt Lake, USA, einer Trinkwasserquelle für Phoenix, USA. Aufgrund der Bedeutung des Gebietes wurde eine Strategie zur Verhütung weiterer Beeinträchtigungen der Wasserqualität ausgearbeitet. Diese beinhaltete Managementaspekte zur Gewährleistung einer schnellen Planung und Ausführung der notwendigen Arbeiten gekoppelt mit der Planung, dem Bau und dem Betrieb von Rückhalte und Umleitungssystemen für auftretende Wässer. Die Auslegung dieser Systeme erfolgte auf der Grundlage der Daten des Einzugsgebietes und der klimatischen Verhältnisse, wobei verschiedene Wahrscheinlichkeiten der Überschreitung der ermittelten Werte berücksichtigt wurden. Innerhalb von acht Monaten konnten die Tailings aus dem betroffenen Gebiet entfernt werden, ohne dass belastete Oberflächenwässer freigesetzt wurden. |
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Golder Associates, Phoenix, US; BHP Copper, Miami, US; AGRA Earth & Environmental, Phoenix, US |
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Water management during the Pinto Valley removal action; BERG, Copyright FIZ Technik e.V.; EN Englisch; 90-5809-126-0; 200007 03261; 22520, BERG , 25.09.00; Words: 374; 8 Seiten, 1 Bild, 3 Quellen 3MZ *Bergbau, Tunnelbau, Erdöl /Erdgasförderung, Bohrtechnik* 3UX *Umweltbelastung, technik* |
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