Application of a Peat-humic Agent for Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage

• Published in: Mine water and the environment Vol. 30; no. 3; pp. 185 - 190
• Main Authors: Bogush, Anna A., Voronin, Vladimir G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.09.2011; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Acid mine drainage; Activated carbon; Earth and Environmental Science; Earth Sciences; Ecotoxicology; Geology; Hydrogeology; Industrial Pollution Prevention; Mine drainage; Mineral Resources; Peat; Sorbents; Technical Communication; Water pollution; Water Quality/Water Pollution; Water treatment; Russia; Pollution; Acid mine drainage; Wastewater treatment; Tailings

A peat-humic agent (PHA), derived by mechanical, chemical, and thermobaric treatment of peat from the Krugloe deposit (Novosibirsk region, Russia), is a good sorbent for potentially toxic elements, and can be used to neutralise acid mine drainage (AMD). A new AMD remediation method has been develope...