toggle visibility Search & Display Options

Select All    Deselect All
 |   | 
Details
   print
  Records Links
Author Goulet, R.R. url  openurl
  Title Changes in dissolved and total Fe and Mn in a young constructed wetland: Implications for retention performance Type Journal Article
  Year 2001 Publication Ecological Engineering Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 17 Issue 4 Pages 373-384  
  Keywords mine water treatment  
  Abstract Surface-flow wetlands are generally considered sinks for Fe and Mn but they may also export and affect the partitioning of these metals. This study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of a young constructed wetland on the retention and transformation of both dissolved and particulate Fe and Mn. Duplicate water samples were collected every three days at the inlet and outlet structures of the Monahan Wetland, Kanata, Ontario, from spring of 1997 to 1999. While on a yearly basis the wetland showed significant retention of che dissolved phase, the retention of total Fe and Mn was poor. There were strong seasonal differences in retention and, during the winter, the wetland was a source. The wetland transformed dissolved into particulate Fe and Mn from spring to fall whereas during the winter, dissolved Fe and Mn were released. Changes in pH, alkalinity and temperature could explain 11% and 40% of the outlet variation in the ratio of dissolved to total Fe and Mn respectively. Furthermore, from spring to late summer, planktonic algal biomass was negatively related to the ratio of dissolved to total Fe and Mn implying a role in Fe and Mn transformations in young wetlands where emergent and submerged vegetation have yet to dominate the system. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.  
  Address  
  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Place of Publication Editor  
  Language Summary Language Original Title  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN ISBN (down) Medium  
  Area Expedition Conference  
  Notes Changes in dissolved and total Fe and Mn in a young constructed wetland: Implications for retention performance; Wos:000169881900004; Times Cited: 5; ISI Web of Science Approved no  
  Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 17050 Serial 124  
Permanent link to this record
 

 
Author Goulet, R.R. url  openurl
  Title The evaluation of metal retention by a constructed wetland using the pulmonate gastropod Helisoma trivolvis (Say) Type Journal Article
  Year 2001 Publication Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 40 Issue 3 Pages 303-310  
  Keywords mine water treatment  
  Abstract Constructed wetlands are built because they can act as sinks fur many pollutants, thereby protecting the water quality of downstream ecosystems. The treatment performance is generally assessed using mass balance calculations. Along with the mass balance approach, we compared the metal content of populations of a common pond snail (Helisoma trivolvis Say) collected upstream and downstream of a 3-year-old constructed wetland. Snails were collected in early May, June, and August 1998. At the same time, water samples for particulate and dissolved metals were taken every 3 days for the duration of the experiment. Overall, the wetland retained most dissolved metals, including Fe, Mn, Cu, Zn, Ni, and Pb, but released dissolved As. However, the wetland released particulate Fe and Mn. With the exception of Zn, the metal concentrations of the downstream snails were on average higher than those measured in the upstream population. The higher metal content of downstream snails was likely related to the significant export of particulate metals by the wetland, despite the overall retention of dissolved metals. This study points to the need for biological as well as chemical monitoring to determine the treatment efficiency and toxicological risk associated with constructed wetlands.  
  Address  
  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Place of Publication Editor  
  Language Summary Language Original Title  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN ISBN (down) Medium  
  Area Expedition Conference  
  Notes The evaluation of metal retention by a constructed wetland using the pulmonate gastropod Helisoma trivolvis (Say); Wos:000167524900002; Times Cited: 2; ISI Web of Science Approved no  
  Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 17049 Serial 125  
Permanent link to this record
 

 
Author Gatzweiler, R. url  openurl
  Title Cover design for radioactive and AMD-producing mine waste in the Ronneburg area, Eastern Thuringia Type Journal Article
  Year 2001 Publication Waste Management Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 21 Issue 2 Pages 175-184  
  Keywords mine water treatment  
  Abstract At the former uranium mining site of Ronneburg, large scale underground and open pit mining for nearly 40 years resulted in a production of about 113 000 tonnes of uranium and about 200 million cubic metres of mine waste. In their present state, these materials cause risks to human health and strong environmental impacts and therefore demand remedial action. The remediation options available are relocation of mine spoil into the open pit and on site remediation by landscaping/contouring, placement of a cover and revegetation. A suitable vegetated cover system combined with a surface water drainage system provides long-term stability against erosion and reduces acid generation thereby meeting the main remediation objectives which are long-term reduction of radiological exposure and contaminant emissions and recultivation. The design of the cover system includes the evaluation of geotechnical, radiological, hydrological, geochemical and ecological criteria and models. The optimized overall model for the cover system has to comply with general conditions as, e.g. economic efficiency, public acceptance and sustainability. Most critical elements for the long-term performance of the cover system designed for the Beerwalde dump are the barrier system and its long-term integrity and a largely self-sustainable vegetation. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.  
  Address  
  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Place of Publication Editor  
  Language Summary Language Original Title  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN ISBN (down) Medium  
  Area Expedition Conference  
  Notes Cover design for radioactive and AMD-producing mine waste in the Ronneburg area, Eastern Thuringia; Wos:000166676900008; Times Cited: 0; ISI Web of Science Approved no  
  Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 17047 Serial 127  
Permanent link to this record
 

 
Author Zou, L.H. url  openurl
  Title Sulfide precipitation flotation for treatment of acidic mine waste water Type Journal Article
  Year 2000 Publication Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 10 Issue Pages 106-109  
  Keywords mine water treatment  
  Abstract Sulfide precipitation flotation of copper-iron-bearing acidic waste water from a large copper mine and the stimulated waste water were studied. The pH of the waste water was 2.2, with 130 mg/L Cu2+ and 500 mg/L Fe3+ (Fe2+). Results show that, when Na2S was added as precipitating agent, sodium butylxanthate as collector and at pH 2.0, the removal of copper could be as high as 99.7 % and the residual copper decreased to 0.2 mg/L, however, almost no iron was removed. When the floated solution was neutralized to pH = 8.0, more than 98 % iron was precipitated and the residual iron was less than 10 mg/L. In experiment on actual mine effluents, after the use of precipitate flotation technology to recover copper and pH neutralization to precipitate iron, the treated waste water does meet the emission standards for sewage and valuable floating copper graded 37.12%. The chemical calculation and mechanism of solution were also presented.  
  Address  
  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Place of Publication Editor  
  Language Summary Language Original Title  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN ISBN (down) Medium  
  Area Expedition Conference  
  Notes Sulfide precipitation flotation for treatment of acidic mine waste water; Wos:000088249500025; Times Cited: 0; ISI Web of Science Approved no  
  Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 17086 Serial 128  
Permanent link to this record
 

 
Author Barton, C.D. url  openurl
  Title Renovation of a failed constructed wetland treating acid mine drainage Type Journal Article
  Year 1999 Publication Environmental Geology Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 39 Issue 1 Pages 39-50  
  Keywords mine water treatment  
  Abstract Acid mine drainage (AMD) from abandoned underground mines significantly impairs water quality in the Tones Branch watershed in McCreary Co., Kentucky, USA. A 1022-m(2) surface-flow wetland was constructed in 1989 to reduce the I AMD effects, however, the system failed after six months due to insufficient utilization of the treatment area, inadequate alkalinity production and metal overloading. In an attempt to improve treatment efficiencies, a renovation project was designed incorporating two anoxic limestone drains (ALDs) and a series of anaerobic subsurface drains that promote vertical now or mine water through a successive alkalinity producing system (SAPS) of limestone beds overlain by organic compost. Analytical results from the 19-month post-renovation period are very encouraging. Mean iron concentrations have decreased from 787 to 39 mg l(-1), pH increased from 3.38 to 6.46 and acidity has been reduced from 2244 to 199 mg l(-1) (CaCO3 equivalent). Mass removal rates averaged 98% for Al, 95% for Fe, 94% for acidity, 55% for sulfate and 49% for Mn during the study period. The results indicate increased alkalinity production from limestone dissolution and longer residence time have contributed to sufficient buffering and metal retention. The combination of ALDs and SAPS technologies used in the renovation and the sequence in which they were implemented within the wetland system proved to be an adequate and very promising design for the treatment of this and other sources of high metal load AMD.  
  Address  
  Corporate Author Thesis  
  Publisher Place of Publication Editor  
  Language Summary Language Original Title  
  Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
  Series Volume Series Issue Edition  
  ISSN ISBN (down) Medium  
  Area Expedition Conference  
  Notes Renovation of a failed constructed wetland treating acid mine drainage; Wos:000084081400004; Times Cited: 5; ISI Web of Science Approved no  
  Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 17114 Serial 129  
Permanent link to this record
Select All    Deselect All
 |   | 
Details
   print

Save Citations:
Export Records: