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Author (up) Barton, C.D.
Title Renovation of a failed constructed wetland treating acid mine drainage Type Journal Article
Year 1999 Publication Environmental Geology Abbreviated Journal
Volume 39 Issue 1 Pages 39-50
Keywords mine water treatment
Abstract Acid mine drainage (AMD) from abandoned underground mines significantly impairs water quality in the Tones Branch watershed in McCreary Co., Kentucky, USA. A 1022-m(2) surface-flow wetland was constructed in 1989 to reduce the I AMD effects, however, the system failed after six months due to insufficient utilization of the treatment area, inadequate alkalinity production and metal overloading. In an attempt to improve treatment efficiencies, a renovation project was designed incorporating two anoxic limestone drains (ALDs) and a series of anaerobic subsurface drains that promote vertical now or mine water through a successive alkalinity producing system (SAPS) of limestone beds overlain by organic compost. Analytical results from the 19-month post-renovation period are very encouraging. Mean iron concentrations have decreased from 787 to 39 mg l(-1), pH increased from 3.38 to 6.46 and acidity has been reduced from 2244 to 199 mg l(-1) (CaCO3 equivalent). Mass removal rates averaged 98% for Al, 95% for Fe, 94% for acidity, 55% for sulfate and 49% for Mn during the study period. The results indicate increased alkalinity production from limestone dissolution and longer residence time have contributed to sufficient buffering and metal retention. The combination of ALDs and SAPS technologies used in the renovation and the sequence in which they were implemented within the wetland system proved to be an adequate and very promising design for the treatment of this and other sources of high metal load AMD.
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Notes Renovation of a failed constructed wetland treating acid mine drainage; Wos:000084081400004; Times Cited: 5; ISI Web of Science Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 17114 Serial 129
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Author (up) Barton, C.D.; Karathanasis, A.D.
Title Aerobic and anaerobic metal attenuation processes in a constructed wetland treating acid mine drainage Type Journal Article
Year 1998 Publication Environ Geosci Abbreviated Journal
Volume 5 Issue 2 Pages 43-56
Keywords acid mine drainage aerobic environment anaerobic environment attenuation chemical fractionation chemical properties concentration constructed wetlands controls degradation detection environmental analysis ferric iron goethite heavy metals iron jarosite Kentucky McCreary County Kentucky metals oxides pollutants pollution seepage soils solubility sulfates surface water United States water treatment wetlands X-ray diffraction data 22, Environmental geology
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Notes Aerobic and anaerobic metal attenuation processes in a constructed wetland treating acid mine drainage; 2001-034195; References: 41; illus. incl. 1 table United States (USA); GeoRef; English Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 16623 Serial 61
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Author (up) Barton, C.D.; Karathanasis, A.D.
Title Aerobic and anaerobic metal attenuation processes in a constructed wetland treating acid mine drainage Type Book Chapter
Year 1997 Publication AAPG Eastern Section and the Society for Organic Petrology joint meeting; abstracts Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 1545
Keywords acid mine drainage aerobic environment air-water interface anaerobic environment attenuation buffers constructed wetlands controls diffusion iron manganese metals mineral composition pollution precipitation processes SEM data solubility solution sulfate ion sulfur wetlands X-ray diffraction data 22, Environmental geology
Abstract The use of constructed wetlands for acid mine drainage amelioration has become a popular alternative to conventional treatment methods, however, the metal attenuation processes of these systems are poorly understood. Precipitates from biotic and abiotic zones of a staged constructed wetland treating high metal load (approx. equal to 1000 mg L (super -1) ) and low pH (approx. 3.0) acid mine drainage were characterized by chemical dissolution, x-ray diffraction, thermal analysis and scanning electron microscopy. Characterization of abiotic/aerobic zones within the treatment system suggest the presence of crystalline iron oxides and hydroxides such as hematite, lepidocrocite, goethite, and jarosite. At the air/water interface of initial abiotic treatment zones, SO (sub 4) /Fe ratios were low enough (<2.0) for the formation of jarosite and goethite, but as the ratio increased due to treatment and subsequent reductions in iron concentration, jarosite was transformed to other Fe-oxyhydroxysulfates and goethite formation was inhibited. In addition, elevated pH conditions occurring in the later stages of treatment promoted the formation of amorphous iron oxyhydroxides. Biotic wetland cell substrate characterizations suggest the presence of amorphous iron minerals such as ferrihydrite and Fe(OH) (sub 3) . Apparently, high Fe (super 3+) activity, low Eh and low oxygen diffusion rates in the anaerobic subsurface environment inhibit the kinetics of crystalline iron precipitation. Some goethite, lepidocrocite and hematite, however, were observed near the surface in biotic areas and are most likely attributable to increased oxygen levels from surface aeration and/or oxygen transport by plant roots. Alkalinity generation from limestone dissolution within the substrate and bacterially mediated sulfate reduction also has a significant role on the mineral retention process. The formation of gypsum, rhodochrocite and siderite are by-products of alkalinity generating reactions in this system and may have an impact on S, Mn, and Fe solubility controls. Moreover, the buffering of acidity through excess alkalinity appears to facilitate the precipitation and retention of metals within the system.
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Notes Aerobic and anaerobic metal attenuation processes in a constructed wetland treating acid mine drainage; GeoRef; English; 1997-067790; AAPG Eastern Section and the Society for Organic Petrology joint meeting, Lexington, KY, United States, Sep. 27-30, 1997 Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 16630 Serial 70
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Author (up) Karathanasis, A.D.; Barton, C.D.
Title The revival of a failed constructed wetland treating a high Fe load AMD Type Book Chapter
Year 1999 Publication Proceedings; biogeochemistry of trace elements in coal and coal combustion byproducts Abbreviated Journal
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Keywords abandoned mines acid mine drainage anaerobic environment carbonate rocks characterization composting constructed wetlands design environmental analysis ferrihydrite geologic hazards hydrology hydroxides iron iron hydroxides Kentucky limestone metals minerals mines organic compounds oxides pollution remediation runoff sedimentary rocks sediments solubility sulfate ion United States water quality water treatment wetlands 22, Environmental geology
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Publisher Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers Place of Publication New York Editor Sajwan, K.S.; Alva, A.K.; Keefer, R.F.
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Notes The revival of a failed constructed wetland treating a high Fe load AMD; GeoRef; English; 2002-039561; Fourth international conference on the Biogeochemistry of trace elements, Berkeley, CA, United States, June 23, 1997 References: 45; illus. incl. 2 tables, sketch maps Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 16571 Serial 82
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