scholarly journals Phytoremediation and Nanoremediation : Emerging Techniques for Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage Water

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pratyush Kumar Das
Keyword(s):  
Acid Mine Drainage ◽  
Mine Water ◽  
Mine Drainage ◽  
Anthropogenic Activities ◽  
Drainage Water ◽  
Environmental Pollutant ◽  
Water Drainage ◽  
Mining Sites ◽  
Acid Mine ◽  
The Cost

<p>Drainage from mining sites containing sulfur bearing rocks is known as acid mine drainage (AMD). Acid mine drainage water is a serious environmental pollutant that has its effects on plants, animals and microflora of a region. Mine water drainage mainly occurs due to anthropogenic activities like mining that leave the sulfur bearing rocks exposed. This drainage water poses as a potent soil, water and ground water pollutant. Although a lot of remediation measures have been implemented in the past but, none of them have been able to solve the problem completely. This review intends to focus on new emerging and better techniques in the form of phytoremediation and nanoremediation for treatment of acid mine drainage water. Besides, the review also gives more importance to the phytoremediation technique over nanoremediation because of the cost effectiveness and eco-friendly nature of the first and the nascent status of the latter. A hypothetical model discussing the use of hyperaccumulator plants in remediation of acid mine water has been proposed. The model also proposes natural induction of the phytoremedial ability of the plants involved in the remediation process. The proposed model assisted by inputs from further research, may be helpful in proper treatment of acid mine drainage water in the near future.</p>

Using red mud bauxite for the neutralization of acid mine tailings: a column leaching test

2006 ◽  
Vol 43 (11) ◽  
pp. 1167-1179 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Paradis ◽  
J Duchesne ◽  
A Lamontagne ◽  
D Isabel
Keyword(s):  
Acid Mine Drainage ◽  
Red Mud ◽  
Mine Drainage ◽  
Field Investigation ◽  
Drainage Water ◽  
Leaching Test ◽  
Column Leaching ◽  
Acid Mine ◽  
Column Leaching Test ◽  
Set Up

Acid mine drainage (AMD) is an environmental problem produced when sulphides come in contact with an oxidant (± bacteria) and water, producing acid generation and metals leaching. One solution proposed is to use red mud bauxite (RMB), which is very alkaline, to neutralize oxidized acidic tailings. A column leaching test has been set up to evaluate major aspects of field constraints. First, a field investigation was conducted in which RMB was spread in aggregates before mixing with tailings. This setup has been reproduced in the laboratory and compared with a homogeneous mixture. The analyses of the water effluent do not show any important difference between the two mixtures. Second, some studies show that the addition of Cl brine to RMB helps to maintain the long-term neutralization potential. Brine addition increased the concentrations of Ca, Mg, Na, K, and Cu in drainage water. Columns were set up with 10% and 20% RMB to evaluate the effect of the quantity applied. Addition of greater than 20% RMB increases the leachate alkalinity and concentrations of Al, Cu, Pb, As, Fe, and SO42– in drainage waters. The addition of 10% RMB, however, significantly improves the quality of drainage water over a period of 125 days and results in concentrations and pH values within the ranges of those recommended by Directive 019 of the Ministère de l'environnement, Québec.Key words: acid mine drainage, red mud bauxite, tailings, environmental geochemistry, neutralization.

Sulfidogenic fluidized bed treatment of real acid mine drainage water

2011 ◽  
Vol 102 (2) ◽  
pp. 683-689 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erkan Sahinkaya ◽  
Fatih M. Gunes ◽  
Deniz Ucar ◽  
Anna H. Kaksonen
Keyword(s):  
Acid Mine Drainage ◽  
Fluidized Bed ◽  
Mine Drainage ◽  
Drainage Water ◽  
Acid Mine

scholarly journals Morphological and physiological characteristics of streamers in acid mine drainage water from a pyritic mine.

1985 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
NORIO WAKAO ◽  
HIROKO TACHIBANA ◽  
YAEKO TANAKA ◽  
YONEKICHI SAKURAI ◽  
HIDEO SHIOTA
Keyword(s):  
Acid Mine Drainage ◽  
Mine Drainage ◽  
Drainage Water ◽  
Physiological Characteristics ◽  
Acid Mine

The Use of Pre-Aeration to Reduce the Cost of Neutralizing Acid Mine Drainage

1988 ◽  
Vol 1988 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. C. Jageman ◽  
R. A. Yokley ◽  
G. W. Heunisch
Keyword(s):  
Acid Mine Drainage ◽  
Mine Drainage ◽  
Acid Mine ◽  
The Cost

scholarly journals Release of arsenite, arsenate and methyl-arsenic species from streambed sediment affected by acid mine drainage: a microcosm study

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Héry ◽  
Corinne Casiot ◽  
Eléonore Resongles ◽  
Zoe Gallice ◽  
Odile Bruneel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Acid Mine Drainage ◽  
Microbial Activity ◽  
Mine Drainage ◽  
Arsenic Species ◽  
Low Flow ◽  
Main Process ◽  
Anoxic Conditions ◽  
Mining Sites ◽  
Acid Mine ◽  
Set Up

Environmental context Arsenic-rich waters generated from the oxidation of mining wastes are responsible for the severe contamination of river waters and sediments located downstream from mining sites. Under certain environmental conditions, the affected riverbed sediments may represent a reservoir for arsenic from which this toxic element may be released into water, mainly as a consequence of microbial activity. Abstract The (bio-)geochemical processes driving As mobilisation from streambed sediments affected by acid mine drainage (AMD) were investigated, and the structure of the bacterial community associated with the sediments was characterised. Microcosm experiments were set up to determine the effect of oxygen, temperature (4 and 20°C) and microbial activity on As mobilisation from contrasting sediments collected during high- (November 2011) and low- (March 2012) flow conditions in the Amous River, that received AMD. Distinct bacterial communities thrived in the two sediments, dominated by Rhodobacter spp., Polaromonas spp. and Sphingomonads. These communities included only few bacteria known for their capacity to interact directly with As, whereas biogeochemical processes appeared to control As cycling. Major As mobilisation occurred in the AsIII form at 20°C in anoxic conditions, from both November and March sediments, as the result of successive biotic reductive dissolution of Mn- and Fe-oxyhydroxides. The later process may be driven by Mn- and Fe-reducing bacteria such as Geobacter spp. and possibly occurred in combination with microbially mediated AsV reduction. The involvement of other bacteria in these redox processes is not excluded. Biomethylation occurred only with the sediments collected at low-flow during oxic and anoxic conditions, although no bacteria characterised so far for its ability to methylate As was identified. Finally, sorption equilibrium of AsV onto the sediment appeared to be the main process controlling AsV concentration in oxic conditions. Comparison with field data shows that the later process, besides biomethylation, may be of relevance to the As fate in AMD-affected streams.

THE EFFECT OF ACID MINE DRAINAGE WATER ON TWO PENNSYLVANIA SOILS

Soil Science ◽  
1979 ◽  
Vol 127 (2) ◽  
pp. 102-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. J. CIOLKOSZ ◽  
L. T. KARDOS ◽  
W. F. BEERS
Keyword(s):  
Acid Mine Drainage ◽  
Mine Drainage ◽  
Drainage Water ◽  
Acid Mine

scholarly journals Rock Formation Acid Mine Drainage in Epithermal Gold Mineralization, Pandeglang, Banten Province

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 271-276
Author(s):  
Dudi Nasrudin Usman ◽  
Sri Widayati ◽  
Sriyanti Sriyanti ◽  
Era Setiawan
Keyword(s):  
Acid Mine Drainage ◽  
Mine Water ◽  
Mine Drainage ◽  
Gold Mineralization ◽  
Sulfide Minerals ◽  
Acid Water ◽  
Acid Formation ◽  
Acidic Water ◽  
Dissolved Metals ◽  
Acid Mine

Mine acid water is acidic water and contains iron and sulfate, which is formed under natural conditions when geological strata containing pyrites are exposed to an oxidizing atmosphere or environment. One of the impacts of the mineralization zone where there is a mining process is the potential for the formation of acid mine drainage, especially in the Cibaliung gold mineralization area and its surroundings, Pandeglang Regency, Banten Province. Acid-forming sulfide minerals include pyrite (FeS2), headquarters (FeS2), picoliters (FexSx), calcocytes (CuS), covellite (CuS), chalcopyrite (CuFeS2), molybdenite (MoS), mulenite (NiS), chalocytes (CuS), covellite (CuS), chalcopyrite (CuFeS2), molybdenite (MoS), mulenite (NiS), chalocytes (CuS), covellite (CuS), chalcopyrite (CuFeS2), molybdenite (MoS), mulenite (NiS), galena (PbS) ) and sphalerite (ZnS). Of all these minerals, pyrite is the most dominant sulfide in acid formation. Alkaline mine water (alkaline mine drainage) is mine water that has an acidity level (pH) of 6 or more, containing alkalinity but still containing dissolved metals that can produce acids. The quality of mine water, acid or alkali, depends on the presence or absence of acid mineral content (sulfides) and alkaline materials in the geological strata. Acid water formation tends to be more intensive in mining areas. This can be prevented by avoiding exposure to sulfide-containing materials in the free air. Acid-forming sulfide minerals include pyrite (FeS2), headquarters (FeS2), picoliters (FexSx), calcocytes (CuS), covellite (CuS), chalcopyrite (CuFeS2), molybdenite (MoS), mulenite (NiS), chalocytes (CuS), covellite (CuS), chalcopyrite (CuFeS2), molybdenite (MoS), mulenite (NiS), chalocytes (CuS), covellite (CuS), chalcopyrite (CuFeS2), molybdenite (MoS), mulenite (NiS), galena (PbS) ) and sphalerite (ZnS). Of all these minerals, pyrite is the most dominant sulfide in acid formation. Formation of potential acidic water also occurs in tailings which are residues/processing residues containing sulfide minerals. The formation of acid mine drainage does not always develop in every sulfide-ore mining. In certain types of ore deposits, there are neutralizing agents which prevent the formation of acid mine drainage.

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