Control of Acid Mine Drainage by Application of Bactericidal Materials

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• Personal Author:
  Erickson, Patricia M. ; Kleinmann, Robert L. P. ; Onysko SJ
• Description:
  The kinetics of acid formation are dependent on the availability of oxygen, the surface area of pyrite exposed, the activity of iron-oxidizing bacteria, and the chemical characteristics of the influent water. The principal iron-oxidizing bacterium involved in accelerating pyrite oxidation is Thiobacillus ferrooxidans. The Bureau of Mines has previously reported the results of full-scale field tests that showed how anionic surfactants (cleansing detergents) can be used to reduce the activity of T. ferrooxidans and thereby abate acid formation. After a brief discussion of the literature, this paper will review the surfactant solution technique and report progress on two alternative procedures. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Acid Mine Drainage Bacteria Mining Industry Waste Abatement Waste Treatment
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Publisher:
  U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Conference Publications ; Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRC - Pittsburgh Research Center
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  25-34
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10003103
• Citation:
  Control of acid mine drainage: proceedings of a technology transfer seminar. Pittsburgh, PA: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, IC 9027, 1985 Jan; :25-34
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1985
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Control of acid mine drainage: proceedings of a technology transfer seminar
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:fd260f2bda5b57f0d5954cab60eb8885028062d795445ea84b883af2b700f23ec4417e265063451d1e4643d156417bf7fb781b03aafdafc2b46a361a8f8f84a8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/219442/cdc_219442_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 1.60 MB ]