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Author Baker, K.A.; Fennessy, M.S.; Mitsch, W.J.
Title Designing wetlands for controlling coal mine drainage: an ecologic- economic modelling approach Type (down) Journal Article
Year 1991 Publication Ecological Economics Abbreviated Journal
Volume 3 Issue 1 Pages 1-24
Keywords mine drainage economic cost iron removal simulation model ecotechnology modelling approach treatment efficiency wetland design wastewater treatment USA Alabama USA Tennessee USA Ohio
Abstract A simulation model is developed of the efficiency and economics of an application of ecotechnology – using a created wetland to receive and treat coal mine drainage. The model examines the role of loading rates of iron on treatment efficiencies and the economic costs of wetland versus conventional treatment of mine drainage. It is calibrated with data from an Ohio wetland site and verified from multi-site data from Tennessee and Alabama. The model predicts that iron removal is closely tied to loading rates and that the cost of wetland treatment is less than that of conventional for iron loading rates of approximately 20-25 g Fe m “SUP -2” day “SUP -1” and removal efficiencies less than 85%. A wetland to achieve these conditions would cost approximately US$50 000 per year according to the model. When higher loading rates exist and higher efficiencies are needed, wetland systems are more costly than conventional treatment. -Authors
Address Third author School of Natural Resources & Environmental Biology Program, Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH 43210-1085, USA
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Notes Mar.; Designing wetlands for controlling coal mine drainage: an ecologic- economic modelling approach; (0882174); 91h-08506; Using Smart Source Parsing pp; file:///C:/Dokumente%20und%20Einstellungen/Stefan/Eigene%20Dateien/Artikel/10684.pdf; Geobase Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 17570 Serial 38
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Author Kalin, M.; Cairns, J.; McCready, R.
Title Ecological engineering methods for acid mine drainage treatment of coal wastes Type (down) Journal Article
Year 1991 Publication Resources, conservation and recycling Abbreviated Journal
Volume 5 Issue 2-3 Pages 265-275
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Abstract The treatment of acid mine drainage (AMD) through the utilization of alkali generating microbes has potential as an alternate approach to conventional lime treatment. Organic matter, a source of fixed carbon for the alkali generating microbial ecosystem, has been tested in 6 different types of AMD. The AMD characteristics range in acidities from 2 mg/l to 900 mg/l (CaCO3 equivalent), while sulphate concentrations range from 75 to 7300 mg/l. Alkali generating populations identified include iron reducers, sulphate reducers and ammonifiers. In coal AMD amended with organic matter, the microbial alkali generation is dominated by ammonifiers. Concentrations of Al, Fe and Zn in the AMD water decreased with concurrent increases in pH (3.2 to 6.5) in localized areas in the test cells.
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Notes Ecological engineering methods for acid mine drainage treatment of coal wastes; Science Direct Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 17276 Serial 39
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Author Skousen, J.G.
Title An Evaluation Of Acid-Mine Drainage Treatment Systems And Costs Type (down) Journal Article
Year 1991 Publication Environmental Management for the 1990s Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 173-178
Keywords mine water treatment
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Notes An Evaluation Of Acid-Mine Drainage Treatment Systems And Costs; Isip:A1991bs89e00024; Times Cited: 0; ISI Web of Science Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 9041 Serial 148
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Author Skousen, J.G.
Title Anoxic limestone drains for acid mine drainage treatment Type (down) Journal Article
Year 1991 Publication Green Lands Abbreviated Journal
Volume 21 Issue 4 Pages 30-35
Keywords ALD passive treatment
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Notes Anoxic limestone drains for acid mine drainage treatment; 9; AMD ISI | Wolkersdorfer Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 9905 Serial 244
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Author Perry, A.; Kleinmann, R.L.P.
Title The use of constructed wetlands in the treatment of acid mine drainage Type (down) Journal Article
Year 1991 Publication Natural Resources Forum Abbreviated Journal
Volume 15 Issue 3 Pages 178-184
Keywords quality standard water treatment constructed wetland pond system acid mine drainage USA 1 Geography
Abstract US government regulations require that all effluents from industrial operations, including mining, meet certain water quality standards. Constructed wetlands have proven to be useful in helping to attain those standards. Application of this biotechnology to mine water drainage can reduce water treatment costs and improve water quality in streams and rivers adversely affected by acidic mine water drainage from abandoned mines. Over 400 constructed wetland water treatment systems have been built on mined lands largely as a result of research by the US Bureau of Mines. Wetlands are passive biological treatment systems that are relatively inexpensive to construct and require minimal maintenance. Chemical treatment costs are reduced sufficiently to repay the cost of construction in less than a year. The mine waste water is typically treated in a series of excavated ponds that resemble small marsh areas. The ponds are engineered to facilitate bacterial oxidation of iron. Ideally, the water then flows through a composted organic substrate supporting a population of sulphate-reducing bacteria which raises the pH. Constructed wetlands in the US are described – their history, functions, construction methodologies, applicabilities, limitations and costs. -Authors
Address US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, 2401 E Street, NW Washington, DC 20241, USA
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Notes The use of constructed wetlands in the treatment of acid mine drainage; (0895945); 92h-01979; Using Smart Source Parsing pp; Geobase Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 17569 Serial 272
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