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Gusek, J.J. |
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Passive-treatment of acid rock drainage: what is the potential bottom line? |
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1995 |
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Min. Eng. |
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47 |
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3 |
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250-253 |
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mining acid drainage passive treatment system 3 Geology |
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Passive-treatment systems that mitigate acid-rock drainage from coal mines have been operating since the mid-1980s. Large systems at metal mines are being contemplated. A typical man-made passive-treatment-system can mimic a natural wetland by employing the same geochemical principles. Passive-treatment systems, however, are engineered to optimize the biogeochemical processes occurring in a natural wetland ecosystem. The passive-treatment methodology holds promise over chemical neutralization because large volumes of sludge are not generated. Metals may be precipitated as oxides, sulfides or carbonates in the passive-treatment system substrate. The key goal of a passive-treatment system is the long-term immobilization of metals in the substrate materials. The passive-treatment technique may not be applicable in all mine-drainage situations. -from Author |
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Knight-Piesold & Co, 1050 17th St., Suite 500, Denver, CO, 80265- 0550, USA |
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Passive-treatment of acid rock drainage: what is the potential bottom line?; (1121863); 95k-12693; Using Smart Source Parsing pp; Geobase |
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CBU @ c.wolke @ 17638 |
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