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Author Mustikkamaki, U.-P.
Title Metallipitoisten vesien biologisesta kasittelysta Outokummun kaivoksilla. Metal content treated with biological methods at the Outokummun operation Type Journal Article
Year 2000 Publication Vuoriteollisuus = Bergshanteringen Abbreviated Journal
Volume 58 Issue 1 Pages 44-47
Keywords acid mine drainage anaerobic environment bacteria biodegradation environmental analysis Europe filters Finland metals Outokummun Mine peat pollutants pollution reduction Scandinavia sediments sulfate ion Western Europe zinc 22, Environmental geology
Abstract Acid mine drainage (AMD) is one of the most serious environmental problems in the metal-mining industry. AMD is formed by the chemical and bacterial oxidation of sulphide minerals, and it is characterized by low pH values and high sulphate and metals content. The most common method to treat AMD is chemical neutralization. The chemical treatment requires high capital and operating costs and its use is problematic at the closed mines sites. Outokumpu has studied and used sulphate reducing bacteria (SRB) as an alternative method for the treatment of AMD. SRB existing in many natural anaerobic aqueous environments can reduce sulphate to sulphide which precipitates metals as extremely insoluble metal sulphides. Full scale experiments were begun in summer 1995 in the Ruostesuo open pit (depth 46 m) by adding liquid manure as a source of bacteria and press-juice as a growth substrate. The average Zn content of the whole column has decreased from 3,5 mg/l to 0,8 mg/l and below 25 m zinc is 0 mg/l. Similar results have been reached with nickel in the Kotalahti old nickel mine, where bacteria were brought in 1996. We have found that the same bacterial mechanism acts in peat-limestone filters, which Outokumpu has built at several mine sites since 1993.
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Notes Metallipitoisten vesien biologisesta kasittelysta Outokummun kaivoksilla. Metal content treated with biological methods at the Outokummun operation; 2001-069868; illus. incl. 3 tables Finland (FIN); GeoRef; Finnish Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 16560 Serial 291
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Author Kuyucak, N.; St-Germain, P.
Title Possible options for in situ treatment of acid mine drainage seepages Type Book Chapter
Year 1994 Publication Special Publication – United States. Bureau of Mines, Report: BUMINES-SP-06B-94 Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 311-318
Keywords acid mine drainage; bacteria; base metals; biodegradation; bioremediation; carbonate rocks; experimental studies; in situ; limestone; metal ores; pollution; reduction; remediation; sedimentary rocks; seepage 22, Environmental geology
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Series Editor Series Title Proceedings of the International land reclamation and mine drainage conference and Third international conference on The abatement of acidic drainage; Volume 2 of 4; Mine drainage Abbreviated Series Title
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Notes Possible options for in situ treatment of acid mine drainage seepages; GeoRef; English; 2007-045234; International land reclamation and mine drainage conference; International conference on The abatement of acidic drainage, Pittsburgh, PA, United States, April 24-29, 1994 References: 12; illus. incl. 4 tables Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 6614 Serial 321
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Author Kuyucak, N.
Title Acid mine drainage; treatment options for mining effluents Type Journal Article
Year 2001 Publication Mining Environmental Management Abbreviated Journal
Volume 9 Issue 2 Pages 12-15
Keywords acid mine drainage; alkalinity; cadmium; chemical reactions; copper; cyanides; decontamination; degradation; effluents; flotation; heavy metals; lead; lime; metals; mines; nickel; oxidation; pH; physicochemical properties; pollution; reagents; reduction; remediation; seepage; sludge; solid waste; solvents; stability; tailings; toxic materials; toxicity; waste disposal; water quality; zinc
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Notes Acid mine drainage; treatment options for mining effluents; 2001-050827; References: 23; illus. United Kingdom (GBR); GeoRef; English Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 5723 Serial 324
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Author Johnson, D.B.; Hallberg, K.B.
Title Pitfalls of passive mine water treatment Type Journal Article
Year 2002 Publication Reviews in Environmental Science & Biotechnology Abbreviated Journal
Volume 1 Issue 5 Pages 335-343
Keywords acid mine drainage acidophilic microorganisms heavy metals iron oxidation iron reduction remediation sulfate reduction wetlands Wheal Jane
Abstract Passive (wetland) treatment of waters draining abandoned and derelict mine sites has a number of detrac-tions. Detailed knowledge of many of the fundamental processes that dictate the performance and longevity of constructed systems is currently very limited and therefore more research effort is needed before passive treatment becomes an “off-the-shelf” technology.
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Notes Dec.; Pitfalls of passive mine water treatment; 2; FG als Datei vorhanden 4 Abb., 1 Tab.; VORHANDEN | AMD ISI | Wolkersdorfer Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 10138 Serial 336
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Author Houston, K.S.; Milionis, P.N.; Eppley, R.L.; Harrington, J.M.; Harrington, J.G.
Title Field Demonstration of In-Situ Treatment and Prevention of Acid Mine Drainage in the Abandoned Tide Mine, Indiana County, Pennsylvania Type Journal Article
Year 2005 Publication Abbreviated Journal
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Keywords in situ ferrous sulfide precipitation sulfate reduction coal bromide tracer Tide Mine Center Township PA tracer study
Abstract A field demonstration of the Green World Science® patented process technology was performed to address acid mine drainage (AMD) at an abandoned bituminous coal mine, the Tide Mine in Center Township, Indiana County, PA. ARCADIS owns an exclusive patent license of the Green World Science® process, which can be used in situ to transform an aerobic, AMD-producing mine pool to a biologically mediated, sulfate-reducing state. The Green World Science® process treats the entire mine pool to address the source of AMD in place. The project was conducted through a grant agreement between the Blacklick Creek Watershed Association, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation, and ARCADIS. In conjunction with the characterization of mine pool hydraulics through injection of a bromide tracer, the in situ treatments implemented at Tide Mine include the initial addition of alkalinity to create an environment suitable for biological activity, injection of organic carbon into the mine pool to facilitate microbially mediated metals reduction and precipitation, and injection of carbon dioxide gas into the atmosphere above the mine pool to control the dominant source of oxygen that perpetuates the AMD process. Collectively, these treatments raised the pH from a baseline of approximately 2.5 to over 6 during the demonstration period. The mine pool subsequently maintains a pH above 5 through microbially produced (i.e., bicarbonate) alkalinity. Ferric iron has been reduced to non-detect concentrations within the anaerobic mine pool, and aluminum concentrations have decreased by approximately 30%, with additional metals removal expected as the system becomes controlled by ferrous sulfide precipitation. The injection of carbon dioxide gas into the mine workings decreased oxygen concentrations above the mine pool from over 20% (ambient air conditions) to less than 5% over approximately three months, thus mitigating the source of AMD within the mine.
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Series Editor Series Title Proceedings, 26th West Virginia Surface Mine Drainage Task Force Symposium Abbreviated Series Title
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Notes 2; als Datei vorhanden 6 Abb.; VORHANDEN | AMD ISI | Wolkersdorfer Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 17355 Serial 347
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