• Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.9-18
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• 2003

Sampling of waters from each stage of treatment system (Successive Alkalinity Producing System; SAPS), tailings seepage, and spring near the Hanchang coal mine of Kangwon Province were carried out seasonally and analyzed to evaluate the source and possible path of groundwater contamination by acid mine drainage (AM). Sulfur isotope compositions were measured to identify the origin of groundwater contaminations and the sulfate reduction processes in the SAPS. Low pH and high metal concentration of spring water indicates possibility of the groundwater contamination by AMD. Removal efficiency of acidity of the SAPS was 18.17 g/$\textrm{m}^2$/day on an average and the metal removal efficiency was almost 100%, which was higher than those of other treatment systems. However, no appreciable decrease of sulfur content and almost similar sulfur isotope compositions of water from each stage of the treatment system may suggest incomplete or very poor sulfate reduction by sulfate reducing bacteria. Chemical and sulfur isotope compositions showed that spring water was contaminated by seepage from mine tailings. And seepage of stonewall, a part of treatment system was affected by both tailings seepage and mine adit drainage. In this study site, the treatment system was constructed for the only AMD from mine adit not for tailings seepages, which resulted in the groundwater contamination from tailing seepages. Similar situation is expected in other abandoned coal mine areas.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.35 no.8
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• pp.564-570
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• 2013

Domestic treatment facilities for acid mine drainage (AMD) mostly used a passive treatment process. But some passive treatment facility discharged high manganese concentrations because it is required high pH (>9) for abiotic oxidation of Mn(II) to Mn(IV). This study was focused on the feasibility of biological manganese treatment using the manganese-oxidizing bacteria (Pseudomonas sp. MN5) from AMD and economical application method of it. To investigate the various conditions of water quality the most part of the experiments were based on batch test. And result of it showed that maximum manganese oxidation rate were $10.4mg/L{\cdot}h$ at the pH7. We also performed small column tests in which MOB were attached to the functional polyurethane (FPU) media containing alkaline chemicals. Manganese concentration decreased 42 mg/L to below 6 mg/L. But anaerobic condition formed by excessive bacterial respiration in column resulted in increasing effluent manganese concentration.

• Journal of the Mineralogical Society of Korea
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.79-86
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• 2019

The white aluminum phases in acid mine drainage usually precipitates when mixed with stream waters with relatively high pH. The minerals in white precipitates play important roles in controlling the behavior of heavy metals by adsorbing and coprecipitation. By the phase transition of these minerals in white precipitates, dissolution and readsorption of heavy metals may occur. This study was conducted to obtain preliminary information on the phase transition of the mineral phases in white precipitates. In this study, the mineral phase changes in the white precipitates collected from the stream around Dogye Mining Site over time were investigated with different pH values and temperatures. White precipitates consist mainly of basaluminite, amorphous $Al(OH)_3$ and a small amount of $Al_{13}$-tridecamer. During aging, the incongruent dissolution of the basaluminite occurs first, increasing the content of the amorphous $Al(OH)_3$. After that, pseudoboehmite is finally precipitated following the precursor phase of pseudoboehmite. At $80^{\circ}C$, this series of processes was clearly observed, but at relatively low temperatures, no noticeable changes were observed from the initial condition with coexisting basaluminite and amorphous $Al(OH)_3$. At high pH, the desorption of $SO{_4}^{2-}$ group in basaluminite was initiated to promote phase transition to the pseudoboehmite precursor. Over time, the solution pH decreases due to the dissolution and phase transition of the minerals, and even after the precipitation of pseudoboehmite, only the particle size slightly increased but no clear cystal form was observed.

• Journal of the Korean Geotechnical Society
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• v.21 no.5
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• pp.83-92
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• 2005

The aim of this study was to investigate damage conditions of cut slope structures due to acid rock drainage (ARB) and to assess the acid production potential of various rocks. Acid rock drainage is produced by the oxidation of sulfide minerals contained in coal mine zone and mineralization belt of Pyeongan supergroup and Ogcheon group, pyrite-bearing andesite, and Tertiary acid sulfate soils in Korea. Most of cut slopes producing ARB have been treated with shotcrete to reduce ARD. According to the field observations, ARD had an adverse effect on slope structures. The corrosion of shotcrete, anchors and rock bolts and the bad germination and growth diseases of covering plants due to ARD were observed in the field. The concentration of heavy metals and pH of ARD from cut slope exceeded the environmental standard, indicating a high potential of environmental pollution of surrounding soil, surface water and ground water by the ARD. According to acid base accounting (ABA) of the studied samples, hydrothermally altered volcanic rocks, tuffs, coaly shales, tailings of metallic mine had a relatively high potential of acid production but gneiss and granite had no or less acid production potential. It is expected that the number of cut slopes will increase hereafter considering the present construction trend. In order to reduce the adverse effect of ARD in construction sites, we need to secure the data base for potential ARD producing area and to develop the ARD reduction technologies suitable.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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• 2004.04a
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• pp.139-142
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• 2004

본 논문은 광산산성배수(AMD)에서 철 및 알루미늄 제거 효과가 입증된 인회석을 이용하여 ARD (Acid Rock Drainage)에서의 비소저감 능력을 알아보고 고품위 석회석과 정화효율을 비교하기 위하여 실내실험을 실시하고 그 결과를 이용 인회석 배수로를 설계하는 것을 연구목적으로 하고 있다. 실험결과, pH, 비소제거율 및 석회석/인회석의 용해량은 유속이 증가함에 따라 감소하는 것으로 나타났으며 유속이 0.6 ml/min/kg 정도에서 인회석은 침출수 중 비소를 100% 제거하는 것으로 확인되었다. 유속에 따른 용해율은 인회석이 석회석보다 10배 정도 높은 것으로 나타났다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Soil and Groundwater Environment Conference
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• 2003.09a
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• pp.184-187
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• 2003

To solve the problems of operating passive mine drainage treatment systems, the In Adit Sulfate Reducing System(IASRS) was suggested. By placing the SAPS inside the adit, the condition of constant temperature of 10~15$^{\circ}C$ can be maintained. The experiments using the models made up by four sections showd good efficiencies in pH control and metal removal rate, but showed still low sulfate removal rate of about 30% with high COB in the begining of the operation.

• Journal of the Mineralogical Society of Korea
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.145-149
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• 2011

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.38 no.3 s.172
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• pp.237-245
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• 2005

The batch tests were performed to evaluate the applicability of the permeable reactive barrier (PRB) to in-situ treatment of groundwater with high concentration of heavy metals. The lead\chates used in this study were collected from waste rock dump of the Imgy mine, and have a low pH and high metal concentration. The acidity loading was 65kg as $CaCO_3/day$, metal loading of Fe+Al+Mn was 11.6kg/day. This type of water could be treated with biological-mediated sulfate reduction using the organic carbon mixture as a reactive media. The batch tests were carried out with five mixtures that were composed with different mixing ratios of mushroom compost, pine-tree bark, and limestone cheep. Results indicated that the PRB could reduce the acidity loading $CaCO_3/day$ to 12.3kg and reduce the metal loading to 3.3kg/day. Considering about the low pH and high metal loading, the contaminated water may be ameliorated by passing it through the buffering PRB composed with inorganic carbonate materials and then through the PRB composed with the organic carbon mixture which can induce sulfate reduction.

• Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT)
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.189-200
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• 2016

The Republic of Tajikistan has ten former uranium mining sites. The total volume of all tailings is approximately 55 million tonnes, and the covered area is more than 200 hectares. The safe management of legacy uranium mining and tailing sites has become an issue of concern. Depending on the performance requirements and site-specific conditions (location in an arid, semiarid or humid region), a cover system for uranium tailings sites could be constructed using several material layers using both natural and man-made materials. The purpose of this study is to find a feasible cost-effective cover system design for the Degmay uranium tailings site which could provide a long period (100 years) of protection. The HELP computer code was used in the evaluation of potential Degmay cover system designs. As a result of this study, a cover system with 70 cm thick percolation layer, 30 cm thick drainage layer, geomembrane liner and 60 cm thick barrier soil layer is recommended because it minimizes cover thickness and would be the most cost-effective design.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.888-888
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• 2012

본 연구는 3년(2008~2011년)간의 연구기간동안 저탄장에서 발생하는 유량과 수질농도를 분석하여 저탄장의 비점오염 유출특성을 파악하고자 하였다. 연구지점은 강원도 태백시에 위치한 가행 광산으로써 광산작업으로 인해 생산되는 비축탄(석탄과 광재)을 저장하는 대규모 저탄시설이다. 저탄장에는 강우로 인해 발생하는 강우유출수의 오염물질 배출량을 줄이기 위해 콘크리트 배수로와 침사지 시설이 설치되어 있다. 침사지를 거쳐 하천으로 유입되기 전에 강우유출수의 모니터링을 위해 모니터링 시설(유량계, 자동수질시료채취기, 강우량계)을 설치하여 유량과 농도를 측정하였다. 또한 정확한 강우량 측정을 위해 자기우량계를 설치하였다. 연구결과 강우에 의해 유출이 발생한 최저 강우량은 6.0 mm 인 것으로 나타났으며, 강우사상의 강우량은 6.0~248.4 mm의 범위로 나타났다. 이때 평균 강우강도는 0.6~13.1 mm/hr 인 것으로 나타났으며, 강우에 발생한 강우유출수의 유출률은 0.02~0.40으로 나타났다. 저탄장의 경우 저탄장의 표면을 비닐 캔버스로 덮어두기 때문에 불투수층이 많아 6.0 mm 정도의 적은양의 강우가 발생해도 유출이 발생하는 것으로 나타났다. 각 강우사상의 EMC 농도는 SS 6.5~712.3 mg/L, $COD_{Cr}$ 11.6~263.9 mg/L, $COD_{Mn}$ 3.4~106.8 mg/L, $BOD_5$ 1.0~56.0 mg/L, TN 0.145~5.600 mg/L, TP 0.101~2.526 mg/L, DOC 0.6~22.0 mg/L로 나타났다. 저탄장에서 측정된 수질농도는 기존 가행 광산에 관한 연구에 비해 SS 농도가 낮게 산정 되었으며, 이는 저탄장에 설치되어 있는 침사지 시설의 영향인 것으로 판단된다. 본 연구의 결과는 저탄장에서 발생하는 비점오염원의 유출특성을 파악하고, 모델링이나 환경정책에 필요한 기초자료로 활용할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다. 그러나 강우량, 면적, 피복율 또는 침사지 시설 등의 영향에 대한 추가적인 모니터링을 통한 다각적인 분석의 연구가 진행되어야 할 것으로 판단된다.