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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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Land Contam. Reclam. |
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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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Entrena, A.L.; Serrano, J.R.; Villoria, A. |
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Descontaminacion de aguas de mina con recuperacion de los metales contenidos en ellas. Decontamination of mine waters by recovering the metals contained within them VIII congreso internacional de Mineria y metalurgia; tomo 8. VIII international conference on Mining and metallurgy; Volume 8 |
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Congreso Internacional de Mineria y Metalurgia, vol.8 |
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actinides; Castilla y Leon Spain; decontamination; Europe; Iberian Peninsula; iron minerals; Leon region; metals; mines; pollution; recovery; remediation; Salamanca Spain; Southern Europe; Spain; uranium; water pollution 22, Environmental geology |
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Asociacion Nacional de Ingenieros de Minas de Espana, O. |
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Descontaminacion de aguas de mina con recuperacion de los metales contenidos en ellas. Decontamination of mine waters by recovering the metals contained within them VIII congreso internacional de Mineria y metalurgia; tomo 8. VIII international conference on Mining and metallurgy; Volume 8; GeoRef; Spanish; 1997-066026; 8. Congreso internacional de Mineria y metalurgia, Oviedo, Spain, 1988 4 tables |
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The BioSulphide Process to treat acid mine drainage and Anaconda tailings at Caribou Mine, New Brunswick |
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acid mine drainage base metals bioremediation BioSulfide Process biosulfides Canada Caribou Mine copper Eastern Canada experimental studies heavy metals laboratory studies lead Maritime Provinces metal ores metals New Brunswick pollution recovery remediation sulfides tailings waste management water treatment zinc 22 Environmental geology 27A Economic geology, geology of ore deposits |
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Biomet Mining Corporation, R.B.C.C. |
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The BioSulphide Process to treat acid mine drainage and Anaconda tailings at Caribou Mine, New Brunswick; 2004-045115; GeoRef; English; 1702-2649 illus. |
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Okuda, T.; Ema, S.; Ishizaki, C.; Fujimoto, J. |
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Mine drainage treatment and ferrite sludge application |
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ferrite applications mining water treatment mine drainage treatment waste water treatment ions metal recovery catalysts environmental problems solution ferrite sludge application iron oxidation bacteria ferrite formation process mine drainage Matsuo Mine magnetic marking materials magnetic fluid metal separation semiactive magnetic damper batteries fish gathering cement tracer Electrical and Electronic Engineering Manufacturing and Production |
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The `ferrite process' is an excellent method for treating waste water containing iron and arsenic, but cannot be directly applied to mine drainage where silicon and aluminum ions are present, because they strongly inhibit ferrite formation. As a result of the development of related technologies such as the elimination of silicon, the concentration of iron, and the oxidation of ferrous ions using iron-oxidation bacteria, a new ferrite formation process has been developed and applied to the mine drainage of the Matsuo Mine. The paper discusses the application of the ferrite sludge to magnetic marking materials, magnetic fluid for metal separation and recovery, and the semiactive magnetic damper is described. The related technologies which will be expected to play an important role in solving the environmental problems are also described. These technologies will change the ferrite sludge to beneficial materials, which can be used for carbon dioxide decomposing catalysts, reuse of dry batteries, fish gathering blocks, and cement tracer for ground improvement |
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Mine drainage treatment and ferrite sludge application; 3991072; Journal Paper; SilverPlatter; Ovid Technologies |
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Scharp, R.A.; Kawahara, F.; Burckle, J.; Allan, J.; Govind, R. |
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Recovery of metals from acid mine drainage Hardrock mining 2002; issues shaping the industry |
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acid mine drainage; bacteria; Berkeley Pit; Butte Montana; cost; decontamination; metals; mining; Montana; pH; pollution; recovery; remediation; Silver Bow County Montana; smelting; sulfates; United States 22, Environmental geology |
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Recovery of metals from acid mine drainage Hardrock mining 2002; issues shaping the industry; GeoRef; English; 2007-046147; Hardrock mining 2002; issues shaping the industry, Westminster, CO, United States, May 7-9, 2002 U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Washington, DC, United States |
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