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Author Heal, K.V.; Salt, C.A. url  openurl
  Title Treatment of acidic metal-rich drainage from reclaimed ironstone mine spoil Type Journal Article
  Year 1999 Publication Water Sci. Technol. Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 39 Issue 12 Pages 141-148  
  Keywords Acid mine drainage constructed wetland mine waste reclamation sewage sludge  
  Abstract Ironstone mine spoil leaves a legacy of land contamination and diffuse water pollution with acidic, metal-rich drainage. Reclamation for woodland may exacerbate water pollution due to spoil amendment and disturbance. Constructed wetland systems (CWS) are increasingly used for treating acid mine drainage but their performance is poorly understood. A combined approach was used to reclaim the Benhar ironstone spoil heap in Central Scotland. Trees have been planted in spoil treated with dried pelleted sewage sludge, limestone and peat. Spoil drainage (pH 2.7, 247 mg l-1 total Fe) passes through a CWS. Spoil throughflow, surface water chemistry and CWS performance were monitored for 12 months after reclamation. Acidity, Fe, Mn and Al concentrations declined in throughflow after reclamation, although this effect was not uniform. Soluble reactive P has been mobilised from the sewage sludge in residual areas of spoil acidity, but losses of other nutrients were short-lived. The CWS removes on average 33 % and 20-40 % of acidity and metal inputs but removal rates decrease in winter. Spoil reclamation has been successful in enabling vegetation establishment but has also increased Fe and Mn concentrations in surface drainage from the site, even after passage through the CWS.  
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  Notes Treatment of acidic metal-rich drainage from reclaimed ironstone mine spoil; Science Direct Approved no  
  Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 17272 Serial 45  
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Author Kepler, D.A.; Mc Cleary, E.C. url  openurl
  Title Successive Alkalinity-Producing Systems (SAPS) for the Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage Type Journal Article
  Year 1994 Publication Proceedings, International Land Reclamation and Mine Drainage Conference Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume 1 Issue Pages 195-204  
  Keywords acid mine drainage; alkalinity; anaerobic environment; calcium carbonate; chemical reactions; experimental studies; pH; pollutants; pollution; remediation; water quality SAPS mine water RAPS  
  Abstract Constructed wetland treatment system effectiveness has been limited by the alkalinity-producing, or acidity-neutralizing, capabilities of systems. Anoxic limestone drains (ALD's) have allowed for the treatment of approximately 300 mg/L net acidic mine drainage, but current design guidance precludes using successive ALD's to generate alkalinity in excess of 300 mg/L because of concerns with dissolved oxygen. “Compost” wetlands designed to promote bacterially mediated sulfate reduction are suggested as a means of generating alkalinity required in excess of that produced by ALD's. Compost wetlands create two basic needs of sulfate reducing bacteria; anoxic conditions resulting from the inherent oxygen demand of the organic substrate, and quasi-circumneutral pH values resulting from the dissolution of the carbonate fraction of the compost. However, sulfate reduction treatment area needs are generally in excess of area availability and/or cost effectiveness. Second generation alkalinity-producing systems demonstrate that a combination of existing treatment mechanisms has the potential to overcome current design concerns and effectively treat acidic waters ad infinitum. Successive alkalinity-producing systems (SAPS) combine ALD technology with sulfate reduction mechanisms. SAPS promote vertical flow through rich organic wetland substrates into limestone beds beneath the organic compost, discharging the pore waters. SAPS allow for conservative wetland treatment sizing calculations to be made as a rate function based on pH and alkalinity values and associated contaminant loadings. SAPS potentially decrease treatment area requirements and have the further potential to generate alkalinity in excess of acidity regardless od acidity concentrations.  
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  Notes Successive Alkalinity-Producing Systems (SAPS) for the Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage; Cn, Kj, Aj; file:///C:/Dokumente%20und%20Einstellungen/Stefan/Eigene%20Dateien/Artikel/9722.pdf; AMD ISI | Wolkersdorfer Approved no  
  Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 9722 Serial 55  
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Author Agency, U.S.E.P.; Development, O. of R. and url  openurl
  Title Active and semi-passive lime treatment of acid mine drainage at Leviathan Mine, California Type RPT
  Year 2006 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 94  
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  Publisher National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Place of Publication Cincinnati, OH Editor  
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  Notes Mar; Active and semi-passive lime treatment of acid mine drainage at Leviathan Mine, California; file:///C:/Dokumente%20und%20Einstellungen/Stefan/Eigene%20Dateien/Artikel/7171.pdf; Opac Approved no  
  Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 7171 Serial 62  
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Author Laboratory, N.R.M.R. url  openurl
  Title Demonstration of Aquafix and SAPS passive mine water treatment technologies at the Summitville Mine site Type RPT
  Year 2004 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
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  Publisher Cincinnati, Ohio : National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Place of Publication Cincinnati, Ohio Editor  
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  Notes June; Demonstration of Aquafix and SAPS passive mine water treatment technologies at the Summitville Mine site; file:///C:/Dokumente%20und%20Einstellungen/Stefan/Eigene%20Dateien/Artikel/7186.pdf; Opac Approved no  
  Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 7186 Serial 63  
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Author Herbert, R.B., Jr.; Benner, S.G.; Blowes, D.W. url  isbn
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  Title Reactive barrier treatment of groundwater contaminated by acid mine drainage; sulphur accumulation and sulphide formation Type Book Chapter
  Year 1998 Publication Groundwater Quality: Remediation and Protection Abbreviated Journal  
  Volume Issue Pages 451-457  
  Keywords acid mine drainage Canada chemical analysis contaminant plumes Eastern Canada ground water hydraulic conductivity hydrolysis Nickel Rim Mine Ontario pH pollution porosity pyrrhotite remediation sample preparation Sudbury Basin sulfides sulfur tailings water pollution 22, Environmental geology  
  Abstract A permeable reactive barrier was installed in August 1995 at the Nickel Rim Mine near Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, for the passive remediation of groundwater contaminated with acid mine drainage. The reactive component of the barrier consists of a mixture of municipal and leaf compost and wood chips: the organic material promotes bacterially-mediated sulphate reduction. Hydrogen sulphide, a product of sulphate reduction, may then complex with aqueous ferrous iron and precipitate as iron sulphide. This study presents the solid phase sulphur chemistry of the reactive wall after two years of operation, and discusses the formation and accumulation of iron sulphide minerals in the reactive material. The results from the solid-phase chemical analysis of core samples indicate that there is an accumulation of reduced inorganic sulphur in the reactive wall, with levels reaching 190 mu mol g (super -1) (dry weight) by July 1997.  
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  Publisher IAHS-AISH Publication, vol.250 Place of Publication Editor Herbert, M.; Kovar, K.  
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  Notes Reactive barrier treatment of groundwater contaminated by acid mine drainage; sulphur accumulation and sulphide formation; GeoRef; English; 1999-065115; GQ 98 conference, Tubingen, Federal Republic of Germany, Sept. 21-24, 1998 References: 15; illus. Approved no  
  Call Number CBU @ c.wolke @ 16621 Serial 65  
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