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http://dx.doi.org/10.9727/jmsk.2014.27.2.97

Evaluation of Purification Efficiency of Passive Treatment Systems for Acid Mine Drainage and Characterization of Precipitates in Ilwal Coal Mine  

Ryu, Chung Seok (Korea Environment Corporation)
Kim, Yeong Hun (Department of environmental engineering, Andong National University)
Kim, Jeong Jin (Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Andong National University)
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Journal of the Mineralogical Society of Korea / v.27, no.2, 2014 , pp. 97-105 More about this Journal
Abstract
Artificial precipitation ponds, consisting of three steps of oxidation pond, successive alkalinity producing system (SAPS) and swamp, were constructed for the treatment of the acid mine drainage from the Iwal coal mine. The efficacies of the passive treatment system in terms of neutralization of mine water and removal of dissolved ions were evaluated by the chemical analyses of the water samples. Mine water in the mine adits was acidic, showing the pH value of 2.28-2.42 but the value increased rapidly to 6.17-6.53 in the Oxidation pond. The purification efficiencies for the removal of Al and Fe were 100%, whereas those of $SO_4$, Mg, Ca, and Mn were relatively low of 50%, 40%, 24%, and 59%, respectively. These results indicate a need for application of additional remediation techniques in the passive treatment systems. The precipitates that formed at the bottom of the mine water channels were mainly schwertmannite ($Fe_8O_8(OH)_6SO_4$) and those in the leachate water were 2-line ferrihydrite ($Fe_2O_3{cdot}0.5H_2O$).
Keywords
oxidation pond; SAPS; wetland; purification efficiencies; precipitates;
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