Renovation of wastes by mine tailings ponds.

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• Personal Author:
  McNay LM ; Mink LL ; Wallace AT ; Williams RE
• Description:
  Seven tailings pond systems in the Coeur d'Alene Mining District, Idaho, were studied to identify the discharge of heavy metal ions into regional water resources. Two major categories of tailings ponds were studied: ponds receiving only concentrator effluents and ponds receiving wastes from concentrators, processing plant and smelters, and acid mine drainage. Analytical results indicate that tailings ponds using peripheral discharge and constructed in a series were effective in reducing suspended solids, ph, and dissolved metal ions. Tailings ponds receiving several types of industrial wastes were not satisfactorily removing deleterious metals from their pond discharges. Peripheral discharge of milling wastes also encourages tailings pond stability. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Metals Metals, Heavy Mining Occupational Health Safety Waste Management
• Keywords:
  Mining-industry; Heavy-metals; Metal-mining; Waste-disposal; Waste-treatment
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• ISSN:
  0026-5187
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Idaho ; OSHA Region 10
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  81-88
• Volume:
  25
• Issue:
  7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:10010686
• Citation:
  Min Eng 1973 Jul; 25(7):81-88
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1973
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Mining Engineering
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/246902/cdc_246902_DS1.pdf
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