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Author Sierra-Alvarez, R. url  openurl
  Title Biological treatment of heavy metals in acid mine drainage using sulfate reducing bioreactors Type Journal Article
  Year 2006 Publication Water Sci. Technol. Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume (up) 54 Issue 2 Pages 179-185  
  Keywords mine water treatment  
  Abstract The uncontrolled release of acid mine drainage (AMD) from abandoned mines and tailing piles threatens water resources in many sites worldwide. AMD introduces elevated concentrations of sulfate ions and dissolved heavy metals as well as high acidity levels to groundwater and receiving surface water. Anaerobic biological processes relying on the activity of sulfate reducing bacteria are being considered for the treatment of AMD and other heavy metal containing effluents. Biogenic sulfides form insoluble complexes with heavy metals resulting in their precipitation. The objective of this study was to investigate the remediation of AMD in sulfate reducing bioreactors inoculated with anaerobic granular sludge and fed V with an influent containing ethanol. Biological treatment of an acidic (pH 4.0) synthetic AMD containing high concentrations of heavy metals (100 Mg Cu2+vertical bar(-1); 10 mg Ni2+vertical bar(-1), 10 mg Zn2+vertical bar(-1)) increased the effluent pH level to 7.0-7.2 and resulted in metal removal efficiencies exceeding 99.2%. The highest metal precipitation Cn rates attained for Cu, Ni and Zn averaged 92.5, 14.6 and 15.8 mg metal l(-1) of reactor d(-1). The results of this work demonstrate that an ethanol-fed sulfidogenic reactor was highly effective to remove heavy metal contamination and neutralized the acidity of the synthetic wastewater.  
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  Notes Biological treatment of heavy metals in acid mine drainage using sulfate reducing bioreactors; Wos:000240449300024; Times Cited: 0; ISI Web of Science Approved no  
  Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 16943 Serial 106  
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Author Lovell, H.L. url  openurl
  Title Limestone Treatment Of Coal Mine Drainage Type Journal Article
  Year 1971 Publication Min. Congr. J. Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume (up) 57 Issue 10 Pages 28-&  
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  Notes Limestone Treatment Of Coal Mine Drainage; Wos:A1971k631900002; Times Cited: 1; J Allen Overton Jr, 1920 N St Nw, Washington, DC 20036; ISI Web of Science Approved no  
  Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 9263 Serial 101  
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Author Lovell, H.L. url  openurl
  Title Mine Water Treatment Control Type Journal Article
  Year 1971 Publication Min. Congr. J. Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume (up) 57 Issue 6 Pages 83-&  
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  Notes Mine Water Treatment Control; Wos:A1971j677200018; Times Cited: 0; ISI Web of Science Approved no  
  Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 9264 Serial 102  
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Author Olaniran, A.O. url  openurl
  Title Biostimulation and bioaugmentation enhances aerobic biodegradation of dichloroethenes Type Journal Article
  Year 2006 Publication Chemosphere Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume (up) 63 Issue 4 Pages 600-608  
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  Abstract The accumulation of dichloroethenes (DCEs) as dominant products of microbial reductive dechlorination activity in soil and water represent a significant obstacle to the application of bioremediation as a remedial option for chloroethenes in many contaminated systems. In this study, the effects of biostimulation and/or bioaugmentation on the biodegradation of cis- and trans-DCE in soil and water samples collected from contaminated sites in South Africa were evaluated in order to deter-mine the possible bioremediation option for these compounds in the contaminated sites. Results from this study indicate that cis- and trans-DCE were readily degraded to varying degrees by natural microbial populations in all the soil and water samples tested, with up to 44% of cis-DCE and 41% of trans-DCE degraded in the untreated soil and water samples in two weeks. The degradation rate constants ranged significantly (P < 0.05) between 0.0938 and 0.560 wk(-1) and 0.182 and 0.401 wk(-1), for cis- and trans-DCE, respectively, for the various treatments employed. A combination of biostimulation and bioaugmentation significantly increased the biodegradation of both compounds within two weeks; 14% for cis-DCE and 18% for trans-DCE degradation, above those observed in untreated soil and water samples. These findings support the use of a combination of biostimulation and bioaugmentation for the efficient biodegradation of these compounds in contaminated soil and water. In addition, the results clearly demonstrate that while naturally occurring microorganisms are capable of aerobic biodegradation of cis- and trans-DCE, biotransformation may be affected by several factors, including isomer structure, soil type, and the amount of nutrients available in the water and soil. (c) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.  
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  Notes Biostimulation and bioaugmentation enhances aerobic biodegradation of dichloroethenes; Wos:000237379500007; Times Cited: 0; ISI Web of Science Approved no  
  Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 16936 Serial 111  
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Author Wolkersdorfer, C. url  openurl
  Title Mine water tracer tests as a basis for remediation strategies Type Journal Article
  Year 2005 Publication Chemie der Erde Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume (up) 65 Issue Suppl. 1 Pages 65-74  
  Keywords Mine water treatment Stratification Convection First flush Tracer tests Microspheres Reactive transport Groundwater problems and environmental effects Pollution and waste management non radioactive acid mine drainage remediation  
  Abstract Mining usually causes severe anthropogenic changes by which the ground- or surface water might be significantly polluted. One of the main problems in the mining industry are acid mine drainage, the drainage of heavy metals, and the prediction of mine water rebound after mine closure. Therefore, the knowledge about the hydraulic behaviour of the mine water within the flooded mine might significantly reduce the costs of mine closure and remediation. In the literature, the difficulties in evaluating the hydrodynamics of flooded mines are well described, but only few tracer tests in flooded mines have been published so far. Most tracer tests linked to mine water problems were related to either pollution of the aquifer or radioactive waste disposal and not the mine water itself. Applying the results of the test provides possibilities f or optimizing the outcome of the source-path-target methodology and therefore diminishes the costs of remediation strategies. Consequently, prior to planning of remediation strategies or numerical simulations, relatively cheap and reliable results for decision making can be obtained via a well conducted tracer test. < copyright > 2005 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.  
  Address C. Wolkersdorfer, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Lehrstuhl fur Hydrogeologie, 09596 Freiberg, Sachsen, Germany c.wolke@tu-freiberg.de  
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  Notes Sep 19; Mine water tracer tests as a basis for remediation strategies; 2767887; Germany 34; Geobase Approved no  
  Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 17499 Serial 34  
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