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Houston, K.S.; Milionis, P.N.; Eppley, R.L.; Harrington, J.M.; Harrington, J.G. |
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Field Demonstration of In-Situ Treatment and Prevention of Acid Mine Drainage in the Abandoned Tide Mine, Indiana County, Pennsylvania |
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in situ ferrous sulfide precipitation sulfate reduction coal bromide tracer Tide Mine Center Township PA tracer study |
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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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Proceedings, 26th West Virginia Surface Mine Drainage Task Force Symposium |
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2; als Datei vorhanden 6 Abb.; VORHANDEN | AMD ISI | Wolkersdorfer |
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Hellier, W.W.; Giovannitti, E.F.; Slack, P.T. |
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Best professional judgement analysis for constructed wetlands as a best available technology for the treatment of post-mining groundwater seeps |
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1994 |
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Special Publication – United States. Bureau of Mines, Report: BUMINES-SP-06A-94 |
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acid mine drainage; coal mines; geochemistry; ground water; iron; manganese; metals; mines; mining; mining geology; open-pit mining; pH; pollution; reclamation; remediation; seepage; surface mining; tailings; waste disposal; wetlands 22, Environmental geology |
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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 |
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Best professional judgement analysis for constructed wetlands as a best available technology for the treatment of post-mining groundwater seeps; GeoRef; English; 2007-045158; 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: 9; illus. incl. 2 tables |
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Haferkorn, B.; Mueller, M.; Zeh, E.; Benthaus, F.K.; Pester, L.; Lietzow, A.; Mansel, H.; Weber, H.; Franke, K.; Gelessius, G. |
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abandoned mines; Central Europe; coal; ecology; Europe; geochemistry; Germany; ground water; hydrochemistry; hydrologic cycle; hydrology; lacustrine environment; lignite; limnology; mine drainage; mines; mining; monographs; pH; quality; remediation; reservoirs; Saxonian Massif; Saxony Germany; Saxony-Anhalt Germany; sedimentary rocks; surface mining; surface water 21 Hydrogeology; 22 Environmental geology; 28B Economic geology, economics of nonmetal deposits |
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Schaffung von Tagebauseen im mitteldeutschen Bergbaurevier; die Wiederherstellung eines sich selbst regulierenden Wasserhaushaltes in den Braunkohleabbaugebieten des Freistaates Sachsen (Nordwestsachsen), des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt und des Freistaates Thueringen. Creation of open-pit lakes in central Germany mining district; the reclamation of some self-regulating water balance in abandoned lignite regions of the Saxony Free States Northwest Saxony), of the Saxony-Anhalt state and Free States |
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Schaffung von Tagebauseen im mitteldeutschen Bergbaurevier; die Wiederherstellung eines sich selbst regulierenden Wasserhaushaltes in den Braunkohleabbaugebieten des Freistaates Sachsen (Nordwestsachsen), des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt und des Freistaates Thueringen. Creation of open-pit lakes in central Germany mining district; the reclamation of some self-regulating water balance in abandoned lignite regions of the Saxony Free States Northwest Saxony), of the Saxony-Anhalt state and Free States; 351547-1; GeoRef In Process; German; References: 33; illus. incl. sects., 14 plates, 13 tables, geol. sketch maps |
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Guo, F.; Yu, H. |
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Hydrogeochemistry and treatment of acid mine drainage in southern China |
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1993 |
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Proceedings of the Annual National Meeting – American Society for Surface Mining and Reclamation, vol.10 |
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acid mine drainage Asia bacteria chemical reactions China coal mines ecology Far East geochemistry hydrochemistry Jiangxi China lime mines oxidation pH pollution sulfides surface water trace elements water quality 22 Environmental geology 02B Hydrochemistry |
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Coal mines and various sulfide ore deposits are widely distributed in Southern China. Acid mine drainage associated with coal and metal sulfide deposits affects water quality in some mined areas of Southern China. Mining operations accelerate this natural deterioration of water quality by exposing greater surface areas of reactive minerals to the weathering effects of the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere. Some approaches to reduce the effects of acid mine drainage on water quality are adopted, and they can be divided into two aspects: (a) Man-made control technology based on long-term monitoring of acid mine drainage; and, (b) Neutralization of acidity through the addition of lime. It is important that metals in the waste water are removed in the process of neutralization. A new method for calculating neutralization dosage is applied. It is demonstrated that the calculated value is approximately equal to the actual required value. |
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Zamora, B.A.; Connolly, R.E. |
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The challenge of integrating diverse perspectives in reclamation |
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Hydrogeochemistry and treatment of acid mine drainage in southern China; GeoRef; English; 2002-028935; 10th annual national meeting of the American Society for Surface Mining and Reclamation, Spokane, WA, United States, May 16, 1993 References: 3; illus. incl. 4 tables |
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Burnett, M.; Skousen, J.G.; Skousen, J.G.; Ziemkiewicz, P.F. |
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Injection of limestone into underground mines for AMD control |
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Acid mine drainage control and treatment |
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acid mine drainage; acidification; alkalinity; carbonate rocks; chemical composition; coal fields; concentration; environmental analysis; environmental management; experimental studies; geologic hazards; ground water; hazardous waste; heavy metals; hydrology; land subsidence; limestone; mines; mining; mining geology; pH; pollution; Preston County West Virginia; reclamation; runoff; sedimentary rocks; Sovern Run Mine; surface water; underground mining; United States; waste management; water quality; West Virginia 22, Environmental geology |
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West Virginia University and the National Mine Land Reclamation Center |
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Injection of limestone into underground mines for AMD control; GeoRef; English; 2004-051160; Edition: 2 References: 2; illus. incl. 1 table |
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