Prevention of Acid Mine Drainage by Establishment of Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria in Gob Piles

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• Personal Author:
  Chandler M ; Kayser K ; Kilbane J II ; Kim S ; Pisani F
• Description:
  An innovative alternative to Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) control is the establishment of active Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria (SRB) communities within the pyritic material. This approach treats the AMD problem at its source converting sulfate/oxidized pyrite back into pyrite/metal sulfide precipitates within the mine waste material, thereby preventing AMD. laboratory and field experiments conducted by the Institute of Gas Technology, the U.S. Bureau of Mines, and the Illinois Abandoned Mined lands Reclamation Council are described that illustrate the essential features necessary for the establishment of SRB within pyritic mine waste, and practical concerns regarding the implementation of this AMD prevention approach are discussed. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Environment Environmental Exposure Environmental Pollution Hazardous Substances Laboratories Mining Occupational Health Safety Waste Management
• Keywords:
  Environmental-contamination Environmental-hazards Environmental-pollution Environmental-protection Hazardous-waste-cleanup Laboratory-testing Mining-industry Sulfates Waste-treatment
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Publisher:
  U.S. Bureau of Mines
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings ; Abstract
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Minnesota ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  TCRC - Twin Cities Research Center
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20024850
• Citation:
  Abstract Book, U S. Department of the Interior Conference on the Environment and Safety, April 24-28, 1995. Washington, DC: U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1995 Apr; :7
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1995
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  U.S. Bureau of Mines
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8bd52a2cbcfd45e136a0173ef3e8a73b0db85823b33dc832eceaa217a75d02e7a1cb426b9870a264baffd5336696b1fdf308bc9794701383bb6cd153e6fea7d6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/220842/cdc_220842_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 289.15 KB ]