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Bernoth, L.; Firth, I.; McAllister, P.; Rhodes, S. |
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Biotechnologies for Remediation and Pollution Control in the Mining Industry |
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2000 |
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Miner. Metall. Process. |
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17 |
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2 |
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105-111 |
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bioremediation pollution control soil contamination solvents oils diesel hydrocarbons cyanide acid rock drainage microbial mats manganese bioremediation oxidation drainage removal water algae |
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As biotechnologies emerge from laboratories into main-stream application, the benefits they, offer are judged against competing technologies and business criteria. Bioremediation technologies have passed this test and are now widely used for the remediation of contaminated soils and ground waters. Bioremediation includes several distinct techniques that are used for the treatment of excavated soil and includes other techniques that are used for in situ applications. They play an important and growingrole in the mining industry for cost-effective waste management and site remediation. Most applications have been for petroleum contaminants, but advances continue to be made in the treatment of more difficult organ ic and inorganic species. This paper discusses the role of biotechnologies in remediation and pollution control from a mining-industry perspective. Several case studies are presented, including the land application of oily wastewater from maintenance workshops, the composting of hydrocarbon-contaminated soils and sludges, the bioventing of hydrocarbon solvents, the intrinsic bioremediation of diesel hydrocarbons, the biotreatment of cyanide in water front a gold mine, and the removal of manganese from acidic mine drainage. |
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Biotechnologies for Remediation and Pollution Control in the Mining Industry; Isi:000087094600005; AMD ISI | Wolkersdorfer |
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CBU @ c.wolke @ 17307 |
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Ballard, J.J. |
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Parametric study for metal ion removal from acid mine water using Rhizopus javanicus |
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1995 |
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Mine water Purification Montana Metal wastes Biodegradation Bioremediation Montana Butte Berkeley Pit |
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The University of Montana, Montana Tech |
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Montana |
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Parametric study for metal ion removal from acid mine water using Rhizopus javanicus; Opac |
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CBU @ c.wolke @ 7217 |
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Arango, I. |
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Evaluation of the beneficial effects of the acidophilic alga Euglena mutabilis on acid mine drainage systems |
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2002 |
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acid mine drainage atmospheric precipitation benthic taxa bioremediation dissolved materials dissolved oxygen electron microscopy data Euglena mutabilis Green Valley Mine ICP mass spectra Indiana iron mass spectra metals microorganisms mines oxygen pH photochemistry photosynthesis pollution rain remediation sediments soils spectra temperature United States Vigo County Indiana water 22, Environmental geology |
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Euglena mutabilis is an acidophilic, photosynthetic protozoan that forms benthic mats in acid mine drainage (AMD) channels. At the Green Valley mine, western Indiana, E. mutabilis resides in AMD measuring <4.2 pH, with high concentrations of dissolved constituents (up to 22.67 g/l). One of the main factors influencing E. mutabilis distribution is water temperature. The microbe forms thick (>1 mm), extensive mats during spring and fall, when water temperature is between 13 and 28 degrees C. During winter and summer, when temperatures are outside this range, benthic communities have a very patchy distribution and are restricted to areas protected from extreme temperature changes. E. mutabilis also responds to rapid increases in pH, which are associated with rainfall events. During these events pH can increase above 4.0, causing precipitation of Fe and Al oxy-hydroxides that cover the mats. The microbe responds by moving through the precipitates, due to phototaxis, and reestablishing the community at the sediment-water interface within 12 hours. The biological activities of E. mutabilis may have a beneficial effect on AMD systems by removing iron from effluent via oxygenic photosynthesis, and/or by internal sequestration. Photosynthesis by E. mutabilis contributes elevated concentrations of dissolved oxygen (DO), up to 17.25 mg/l in the field and up to 11.83 mg/l in the laboratory, driving oxidation and precipitation of reduced metal species, especially Fe (II), which are dissolved in the effluent. In addition, preliminary electro-microscopic and staining analyses of the reddish intracellular granules in E. mutabilis indicate that the granules contain iron, suggesting that E. mutabilis sequesters iron from AMD. Inductive coupled plasma analysis of iron concentration in AMD with and without E. mutabilis also shows that E. mutabilis accelerates the rate of Fe removal from the media. Whether iron removal is accelerated by internal sequestration of iron and/or by precipitation via oxygenic photosynthesis has yet to be determined. These biological activities may play an important role in the natural remediation of AMD systems. |
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Indiana State University, |
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Terre Haute |
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Evaluation of the beneficial effects of the acidophilic alga Euglena mutabilis on acid mine drainage systems; GeoRef; English; References: 39; illus. incl. 3 tables |
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CBU @ c.wolke @ 16491 |
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Anonymous |
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1998 |
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118 pp |
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abandoned mines; acid mine drainage; aquifer vulnerability; aquifers; arsenic; bibliography; bioremediation; chemical properties; chemical waste; chromium; constructed wetlands; decontamination; disposal barriers; ground water; grouting; industrial waste; metals; microorganisms; mines; mobility; phytoremediation; pollutants; pollution; programs; reclamation; remediation; sludge; soil treatment; soils; solvents; sorption; Superfund; surface water; tailings; toxic materials; waste disposal; waste disposal sites; water quality; wetlands 22, Environmental geology |
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Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration |
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Littleton |
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Remediation of historical mine sites; technical summaries and bibliography |
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Remediation of historical mine sites; technical summaries and bibliography; 1998-031431; GeoRef; English |
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CBU @ c.wolke @ 6164 |
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Agency, U.S.E.P. |
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2006 |
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Acid mine drainage California Alpine County Bioreactors California Alpine County Bioremediation California Alpine County Hazardous waste site remediation California Alpine County |
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Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, United States Environmental Protection Agency |
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Compost-free bioreactor treatment of acid rock drainage Leviathan Mine, California : innovative technology evaluation report |
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Compost-free bioreactor treatment of acid rock drainage Leviathan Mine, California : innovative technology evaluation report; Cincinnati, OH. : National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, United States Environmental Protection Agency; Opac |
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