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Author Wieder, R.K.
Title A survey of constructed wetlands for acid coal mine drainage treatment in the Eastern United States Type Journal Article
Year (up) 1989 Publication Wetlands Abbreviated Journal
Volume 9 Issue 2 Pages 299-315
Keywords acid mine drainage; coal; Eastern U.S.; environmental geology; human activity; organic residues; Pennsylvania; pollution; reclamation; sedimentary rocks; United States; water quality; water treatment; wetlands 22 Environmental geology; 21 Hydrogeology
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Notes A survey of constructed wetlands for acid coal mine drainage treatment in the Eastern United States; 1990-040374; Dec References: 19; illus. incl. 4 tables United States (USA); GeoRef; English Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 6755 Serial 212
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Author Kleinmann, R.L.P.
Title Biological treatment of acid mine water using engineered wetlands Type Journal Article
Year (up) 1990 Publication Abbreviated Journal
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Keywords acid mine drainage; biodegradation; natural resources; reclamation; surface water; wetlands 22, Environmental geology
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Publisher Annual Meeting - Association of Engineering Geologists Place of Publication Editor
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Series Editor Series Title Engineering geology for the 90's Abbreviated Series Title
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Notes 1991-006081; Association of Engineering Geologists, 33rd annual meeting; Engineering geology for the 90's, Pittsburgh, PA, United States, Oct. 1-5; GeoRef; English Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 6736 Serial 329
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Author Brooks, R.P.; Unz, R.F.; Davis, L.K.; Tarutis, W.J.; Yanchunas, J.
Title Long-term removal and retention of iron and manganese from acidic mine drainage by wetlands Type Journal Article
Year (up) 1990 Publication Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 147
Keywords Acid mine drainage Wetlands Biological treatment Iron removal Manganese removal
Abstract A promising low-technology solution for treating acidic mine drainage (AMD) emanating from coal mined lands involves the use of constructed wetlands.^The research was directed at addressing questions about retention mechanisms for the long-term storage of iron and manganese in constructed wetlands dominated by broad-leaved cattails (Typha latifolia).^Three sites in central Pennsylvania spanning the range of water chemistry parameters found in AMD were investigated.^When the AMD was circumneutral, and metal loadings were low, 79% of the iron, and 48% of the manganese were retained on average.^In the highly acidic site (pH approx.^= 3), < 10% of the metal loadings were retained.^The primary retention mechanism appears to be the formation of metal oxides in the aerobic zones of the sediments.^Although most microbial isolates extracted from sediment cores originated in the aerobic portions of the sediments, there was no evidence that they were transforming metals.^When AMD is circumneutral and metal loadings are low, constructed wetlands can be an effective approach to treating mine drainage.^At sites with highly acidic waters and high metal loadings, the use of constructed wetlands to treat AMD may be ineffectual, and should be implemented with caution.
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Notes Long-term removal and retention of iron and manganese from acidic mine drainage by wetlands; Springfield, Va. : NTIS; Opac Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 7082 Serial 435
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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 Journal Article
Year (up) 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 Perry, A.; Kleinmann, R.L.P.
Title The use of constructed wetlands in the treatment of acid mine drainage Type Journal Article
Year (up) 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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