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http://dx.doi.org/10.9720/kseg.2019.4.579

Fe and Al Behaviors in Precipitates and Pollution Characteristics of Acid Mine Drainage from the Donghae Abandoned Coal Mine, Taebaek, Korea  

Choo, Chang Oh (Department of Geology, Kyungpook National University)
Park, Jung-Won (Korea National Park Research Institute, Korea National Park Service)
Lee, Jin Kook (Department of Geology, Kyungpook National University)
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The Journal of Engineering Geology / v.29, no.4, 2019 , pp. 579-598 More about this Journal
Abstract
We investigated geochemical contaminants and Fe, Al behavior in precipitates of acid mine drainage (AMD) from the Donghae abandoned coal mine, Taebaek, Gangwon Province using aqueous chemical analyses, XRD, IR, and 27Al NMR, Our results showed that water chemistry changed with pH and Eh, and saturation indices of chemical species in the AMD. According to saturation calculated by visual MINTEQ, the AMD was saturated with various Fe-, Al-oxyhydroxide minerals. Reddish brown precipitates are composed of schwertmannite, ferrihydrite, and goethite, whereas whitish precipitates are composed mostly of alumimous minerals such as poorly crystallized basaluminite with trace Al13-Tridecamer. It is important to apply active treatment methods rather than simple storage pond and to control the precipitation and solubility of iron species and aluminous species for ensuring remediation and control for the AMD discharged from the Donghae abandoned coal mine.
Keywords
Donghae abandoned coal mine; AMD; precipitates; schwertmannite; ferrihydrite; goethite; basaluminite; $Al_{13}$-Tridecamer;
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