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Author Younger, P.L.; Cornford, C.
Title Mine water pollution from Kernow to Kwazulu-Natal; geochemical remedial options and their selection in practice Type Journal Article
Year 2002 Publication (up) Abbreviated Journal
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Keywords Africa Bolivia case studies Cornwall England cost decision-making decontamination Durham England England Europe geochemistry Great Britain Hlobane Colliery hydrology Kernow England KwaZulu-Natal South Africa metals Milluni Mine mine drainage monitoring pollutants pollution Quaking Houses England remediation South Africa South America South Crofty Mine South-West England Southern Africa United Kingdom water treatment Western Europe Wheal Jane Mine 22, Environmental geology
Abstract Pollution by mine drainage is a major problem in many parts of the world. The most frequent contaminants are Fe, Mn, Al and SO (sub 4) with locally important contributions by other metals/metalloids including (in order of decreasing frequency) Zn, Cu, As, Ni, Cd and Pb. Remedial options for such polluted drainage include monitored natural attenuation, physical intervention to minimise pollutant release, and active and passive water treatment technologies. Based on the assessment of the key hydrological and geochemical attributes of mine water discharges, a rational decision-making framework has now been developed for deciding which (or which combinations) of these options to implement in a specific case. Five case studies illustrate the application of this decision-making process in practice: Wheal Jane and South Crofty (Cornwall), Quaking Houses (Co Durham), Hlobane Colliery (South Africa) and Milluni Tin Mine (Bolivia). In many cases, particularly where the socio-environmental stakes are particularly high, the economic, political and ecological issues will prove even more challenging than the technical difficulties involved in implementing remedial interventions which will be robust in the long term. Hence truly “holistic” mine water remediation is a multi-dimensional business, involving teamwork by a range of geoscientific, hydroecological and socio-economic specialists.
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Publisher Proceedings of the Ussher Society, vol.10, Part 3 Place of Publication Editor
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Series Editor Series Title 40th annual meeting of the Ussher Society Abbreviated Series Title
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Notes 2004-019557; 40th annual meeting of the Ussher Society, Saint Austell, United Kingdom, Jan. 3-4, 2002 Scott Simpson lecture References: 39; illus. incl. 3 tables; GeoRef; English Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 16506 Serial 194
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Author Brown, M.; Barley, B.; Wood, H.
Title Type Book Whole
Year 2002 Publication (up) Abbreviated Journal
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Keywords acid mine drainage acidic composition bioremediation case studies chemical composition chemical reactions coal mines concentration constructed wetlands discharge England Europe Great Britain ground water international cooperation ion exchange kinetics legislation mines mining open-pit mining physicochemical properties policy pollution regulations remediation Scotland sulfate ion surface mining surface water tailings techniques technology underground mining United Kingdom Wales waste disposal waste management waste rock water pollution water resources water treatment weathering Western Europe wetlands 22, Environmental geology
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Publisher IWA Publishing Place of Publication London Editor
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Series Editor Series Title Minewater treatment; technology, application and policy Abbreviated Series Title
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ISSN ISBN 1843390043 Medium
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Notes Minewater treatment; technology, application and policy; 2006-084782; GeoRef; English; Includes appendices References: 416; illus. Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 16503 Serial 433
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Author Robinson, J.D.F.
Title Wetland treatment of coal-mine drainage Type Journal Article
Year 1998 Publication (up) Coal International Abbreviated Journal
Volume 246 Issue 3 Pages 114-115
Keywords coal mines; Europe; mine drainage; mines; pH; pollution; UK Coal Authority; United Kingdom; water; water treatment; Western Europe; wetlands 22, Environmental geology
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ISSN 1357-6941 ISBN Medium
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Notes Wetland treatment of coal-mine drainage; 2000-013457; References: 1; illus. incl. 2 tables United Kingdom (GBR); GeoRef; English Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 6129 Serial 260
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Author Dumpleton, S.
Title Mitigation of minewater pollution; the need for research, monitoring and prevention Type Journal Article
Year 1998 Publication (up) Earthwise (Keyworth) Abbreviated Journal
Volume 12 Issue Pages 12-13
Keywords acid mine drainage; coal mines; coal seams; disposal barriers; engineering geology; England; Europe; fractures; Great Britain; ground water; hydrogeology; hydrology; inorganic acids; mines; mining; mining geology; mitigation; pollution; pumping; remediation; runoff; sulfuric acid; surface water; United Kingdom; waste disposal; water table; Western Europe 22, Environmental geology
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ISSN 0967-9669 ISBN Medium
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Notes Mitigation of minewater pollution; the need for research, monitoring and prevention; 1998-075248; illus. incl. sect. United Kingdom (GBR); GeoRef; English Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 6120 Serial 399
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Author Banks, S.B.; Banks, D.
Title Abandoned mines drainage; impact assessment and mitigation of discharges from coal mines in the UK Type Book Chapter
Year 2001 Publication (up) Geoenvironmental engineering Engineering Geology Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 31-37
Keywords abandoned mines coal mines cost discharge drainage England environmental effects Europe feasibility studies Great Britain mine drainage mines mitigation pollution remediation Scotland United Kingdom Western Europe 22, Environmental geology
Abstract The UK has a legacy of pollution caused by discharges from abandoned coal mines, with the potential for further pollution by new discharges as groundwaters continue to rebound to their natural levels. In 1995, the Coal Authority initiated a scoping study of 30 gravity discharges from abandoned coal mines in England and Scotland. Mining information, geological information and water quality data were collated and interpreted in order to allow a preliminary assessment of the source and nature of each of the discharges. An assessment of the potential for remediation was made on the basis of the feasibility and relative costs of alternative remediation measures. Environmental impacts of the discharges and of the proposed remediation schemes were also assessed. The results, together with previous Coal Authority studies of discharges in Wales, were used by the Coal Authority, in collaboration with the former National Rivers Authority and the former Forth and Clyde River Purification Boards, to rank discharge sites in order of priority for remediation.
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Publisher Place of Publication 60 Editor Yong, R.N.; Thomas, H.R.
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Notes Abandoned mines drainage; impact assessment and mitigation of discharges from coal mines in the UK; GeoRef; English; 2001-052748; British Geotechnical Society, second conference on Geoenvironmental engineering, London, United Kingdom, Sept. 1999 References: 12; illus. incl. 2 tables Approved no
Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 16515 Serial 31
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