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Author Eger, P. openurl 
  Title (down) Wetland Treatment for Trace-metal Removal from Mine Drainage – the Importance of Aerobic and Anaerobic Processes Type Journal Article
  Year 1994 Publication Water Sci. Technol. Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 29 Issue 4 Pages 249-256  
  Keywords copper cobalt nickel zinc ion exchange sulfate reduction adsorption acid mine drainage passive treatment  
  Abstract When designing wetland treatment systems for trace metal removal, both aerobic and anaerobic processes can be incorporated into the final design. Aerobic processes such as adsorption and ion exchange can successfully treat neutral drainage in overlandflow systems. Acid drainage can be treated in anaerobic systems as a result of sulfate reduction processes which neutralize pH and precipitate metals.Test work on both aerobic and anaerobic systems has been conducted in Minnesota. For the past three years, overland flow test systems have successfully removed copper, cobalt, nickel and zinc from neutral mine drainage. Nickel, which is the major contaminant, has been reduced around 90 percent from 2 mg/L to 0.2 mg/L. A sulfate reduction system has successfully treated acid mine drainage for two years, increasing pH from 5 to over 7 and reducing concentrations of all metals by over 90 percent.Important factors to consider when designing wetlands to remove trace metals include not only the type of wetlandrequired but also the size of the system and the residence time needed to achieve the water quality standards.  
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  Notes Wetland Treatment for Trace-metal Removal from Mine Drainage – the Importance of Aerobic and Anaerobic Processes; Isi:A1994nv30000032; AMD ISI | Wolkersdorfer Approved no  
  Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 17336 Serial 394  
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Author St-Arnaud, L.C. openurl 
  Title (down) Water covers for the decommissioning of sulfidic mine tailings impoundments Type Book Chapter
  Year 1994 Publication Special Publication – United States. Bureau of Mines, Report: BUMINES-SP-06A-94 Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 279-287  
  Keywords acid mine drainage; experimental studies; laboratory studies; leaching; metals; monitoring; pollution; remediation; seepage; sulfides; tailings; waste disposal; water quality 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 1 of 4; Mine drainage Abbreviated Series Title  
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  Notes Water covers for the decommissioning of sulfidic mine tailings impoundments; GeoRef; English; 2007-045181; International land reclamation and mine drainage conference and Third international conference on The abatement of acidic drainage, Pittsburgh, PA, United States, April 24-29, 1994 References: 13; illus. Approved no  
  Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 6586 Serial 232  
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Author Bechard, G. url  openurl
  Title (down) Use Of Cellulosic Substrates For The Microbial Treatment Of Acid-Mine Drainage Type Journal Article
  Year 1994 Publication Journal of Environmental Quality Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 23 Issue 1 Pages 111-116  
  Keywords mine water treatment  
  Abstract A mixed aerobic-anaerobic microbial treatment process was developed previously for acid mine drainage (AMD) using straw as a substrate. The process was effective only if AMD was supplemented with sucrose. The present study was conducted to determine which, if any, of three cellulosic materials could sustain the microbial treatment of AMD without the addition of a sucrose amendment and to determine the effect of the retention time on the performance of the reactors. The performance of small reactors that treated simulated AMD in the continuous mode was evaluated using alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) hay, timothy (Phleum pratense L.) hay, and straw with a 5 d retention time. Parameters measured were pH, Fe, Al, sulfate, and ammonium. Timothy hay and straw sustained AMD mitigation for 3 wk, and thereafter all activity ceased. After the reactors ceased treating AMD, the mitigative activities were reinitiated by the addition of sucrose, but not by urea. Alfalfa sustained AMD mitigation for a longer time period than either straw or timothy. The effect of three retention times, 3.5, 7, and 35 d, was then investigated for reactors containing fresh alfalfa. Increasing the retention time resulted in better metal removal and a greater pH increase. With a 7-d retention time, 75 L of simulated AMD were neutralized from a pH of 3.5 to a pH value greater than 6.5. Reactors operating with a 3.5-d retention time treated only 58.3 L of simulated AMD before failing. Ammonium was detected in effluents of active reactors. The results of this study indicate that a low maintenance microbial treatment system can be developed with alfalfa as a substrate without the addition of a sucrose amendment.  
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  Notes Use Of Cellulosic Substrates For The Microbial Treatment Of Acid-Mine Drainage; Wos:A1994mu33000017; Times Cited: 22; ISI Web of Science Approved no  
  Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 17194 Serial 89  
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Author Murdock, D.J.; Fox, J.R.W.; Bensley, J.G. openurl 
  Title (down) Treatment of acid mine drainage by the high density sludge process Type Book Chapter
  Year 1994 Publication Special Publication – United States. Bureau of Mines, Report: BUMINES-SP-06A-94 Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 241-249  
  Keywords acid mine drainage; concentration; oxidation; pollutants; pollution; remediation; solute transport; sulfides; waste water; water quality 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 1 of 4; Mine drainage Abbreviated Series Title  
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  Notes Treatment of acid mine drainage by the high density sludge process; GeoRef; English; 2007-045177; International land reclamation and mine drainage conference and Third international conference on The abatement of acidic drainage, Pittsburgh, PA, United States, April 24-29, 1994 References: 10; illus. incl. 2 tables Approved no  
  Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 6584 Serial 292  
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Author Ericsson, B.; Hallmans, B. url  openurl
  Title (down) Treatment and Disposal of Saline Waste-water from Coal-mines in Poland Type Journal Article
  Year 1994 Publication Desalination Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 98 Issue 1-3 Pages 239-248  
  Keywords mine water  
  Abstract Some Polish coal mines are reviewed with respect to the disposal of saline wastewater into rivers and its environmental impact. The drainage water from mines has a daily contribution of, in the order of magnitude, 6,500 tons chlorides (Cl-) and 0.5 tons sulphates (SO42-) to the rivers Wisla and Odra. The river Wisla contributes to about 55 % of the water resources in Poland. This report is based on a part of a commission for the Ministry of Environmental Protection, National Resources and Forestry ofPoland by COWI-VBB VIAK joint venture.Different treatment and disposal schemes are described and compared from a technical-economical point of view, out of which methods for desalination with zero discharge as well as deep well injection are the most promising ones.The desalination methods include reverse osmosis (RO) plant, thermal powered desalination and crystallization plant as well as facilities for dewatering and drying of sodium chloride (NaCl) to be sold in Poland and/or on the export market, The valuable main products are potable water, boiler feed water and sodium chloride. A special problem in this connection may be the radioactivity in the wastewater from some of the mines. Special treatment methods for radioactivity removal in the selected treatment and disposal scheme for the mine wastewater are discussed with respect to the effects of radioactivity on the saleability of the recovered salt. In addition methods for recovery of the by-products magnesium hydroxide, iodine and bromine are considered from the point of view of economy and environmental protection.Finally, the desalination project in Katowice for the coal mines Debiensko and Budryk is now in the end of the construction phase. Some modifications of the original design ace shown.  
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  Notes Treatment and Disposal of Saline Waste-water from Coal-mines in Poland; Isi:A1994pp05300022; AMD ISI | Wolkersdorfer Approved no  
  Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 17337 Serial 52  
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