• 제목/요약/키워드: Acidic Mine Drainage

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Fish Exposure and In Situ Field Pilot Tests in the Abandoned Mine Drainage for a Stream Restoration

  • Bae, Dae-Yeul;Kim, Ju-Yong;Kim, Kyoung-Woong;An, Kwang-Guk
    • 생태와환경
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    • 제40권4호
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    • pp.560-568
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    • 2007
  • The objectives of this study were to analyze ecological effects on effluents from the Sagok Stream (Chonnam province) as an abandoned mine drainage through necropsy-based health assessments and fish exposure tests, and to conduct In situ field pilot tests for restoration of stream water. Also, we analyzed water quality including general parameters and heavy metals. The tests were performed three times on April 2005, April 2006, and April 2007. Also, we constructed a reactor facility in the outflowing point of the abandoned mine for the remediation of AMD wastewater. In lab test, death rates in all three treatments were ${\geq}50%$ in the experiments. Necropsybased fish tissue assessments using the Health Assessment Index (HAI), indicated that the most frequently damaged tissue was liver (average: 20.8). Values of Health Assessment Index were lower in the control than any other treatments of T1, T2, and T3 and three treatments showed a distinct toxicity impacts by the AMD. In situ lethal test, concentration of Fe, Al and Zn decreased particularly by 85%, 99% and 94%, respectively through the disposal facility. Values of pH, ranged from 3.1 to 7.0, increased by 2.3 fold (mean=5.1) along with the reduction of metal contents. All fishes in P1 cage died 100% on 3 days later after the experimental setting, while all fishes in the P6 died 100% on 9 days later. Overall, these results evidently provide a key methodology for pilot test using the disposal facility and also clarify the toxicity of AMD once again, so this approach used in the pilot facilities here may reduce the acidic and toxic effects in the abandoned mining drainage.

금정광산 주변 토양의 중금속 오염현황 및 그 처리 방안

  • 이기철;이승길;한인호;최광호;정덕영
    • 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국지하수토양환경학회 1998년도 공동 심포지엄 및 추계학술발표회
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    • pp.189-194
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    • 1998
  • Geochemical study was carried out to find out the distribution of metals and cyanide in soil in the vicinity of the abandoned Keum-Jung mine. Chemical analysis showed that content of As in soil around tailings exceeded 15mg/kg, Korean standard of soil contamination in the farm land. That means the contamination of soil by As is due to input of tailings. According to total decomposition of tailings, As was highly concentrated in tailings. However the water in tailings impoundment was changed to acidic and contaminated by metal and sulfate because the tailings in the top of the tailings impoundment had been oxidized. Acid mine drainage contaminated the water course in the vicinity of the paddy soils. The proper measures are required to prevent contamination of the soil and water in the vicinity of the Keum-Jung mine.

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오봉댐 유역의 폐탄광에 의한 오염특성과 감소방안 연구 (Investigation on the Contamination of the Vicinity of Abandoned Coal Mines Located Near the Obong Darn and Preventive Measures)

  • 박선환;장윤영;정정호;손정호;박석효
    • 환경영향평가
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    • 제16권2호
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    • pp.143-156
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    • 2007
  • This study has researched the management status and the pollution level of water, soil, stream sediments of 11 abandoned coal mines out of a total of 12 within Obong-Dam area except Bukyung mine, which was submerged when constructing Obong-Dam, and selected areas which are in needs to have pollution control facilities in the first place. From the results of examination on the runoff at the waste rock pile and mineheads, the runoff from Sueun mine (pH, Fe, Al), Samwon mine (pH, Al), Wangdo mine (pH, Al), Mose mine (pH, Fe, Al) and Daeryeong mine (pH) exceeded the permissible discharge standards of the water quality, but the water at merging point with Obong-Dam after joined with Doma branch satisfied both Water Quality Standards and Drinking Water Quality Standards. In regard to groundwater contamination, it is found that areas where exceeded the Drinking Water Quality Standards are Wangdo mine (pH), Jangjae mine (pH, Zn), Daeryeong mine (pH) whereas all areas satisfied Soil Contamination Warning Standards of Soil Environmental Conservation Law. When comparing a research result on underwater sediments of branches of abandoned mines to the EPA Guidelines for classification of great lakes harbor sediments, Dongguk Gaerim (Fe), Jungwon mine (Fe), Daebo mine (Mn), Samwon mine (Mn) and Daeryeong mine (Mn) showed mid-level of contamination, whereas Sueun (Fe, Mn), Daebo mine (Fe), Woosung mine (Fe, Mn), Wangdo mine (Fe, Mn), Mose mine (Fe) and Daeryeong mine (Fe) showed high-level of contamination. In addition, contamination levels of underwater sediments in Wangsan and Doma branch where abandoned mine's branches merge together, Wangsan branch showed no contamination at all whereas Doma branch shows mid-level of contamination which reflect the Doma branch is affected by waste rock pile and minehead runoff of the abandoned mines in the Doma branch area. It is concluded that Mose mine and Sueun mine required treatment of acid mine drainage. and Wangdo, Jungwon, and Samwon mines were in need of mine tailing and erosion control work. The Samwon mine additionally required a control system for closed minehead runoff. Although the Samwon mine reached a high concentration of Al, Mn $Ca^{2+}$, $SO{_4}^{2-}$ in the runoff, the levels decreased after it was combined with a tributary. It has been concluded that after further monitoring of the cause of pollution, a preventive measure system may be needed to be built.

다덕광산 주변 토양에서의 금속 및 시안의 분포와 산성침출수 생성 (Distiribution of Metals and Cyanide in Soils and Acid leachate Occurrence around the Daduck mine)

  • 정영욱;민정식;김인기;김옥환;이승길;우종한;최광호
    • 한국토양환경학회지
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    • 제2권3호
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    • pp.39-47
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    • 1997
  • 경북 봉화군에 소재한 폐광산인 다덕광산 광미장 및 인근 농경지를 대상으로 금속성분 및 시안의 분포특성과 광미장을 통과하여 방류하는 산성침출수의 생성원인을 파악하였다. 토양오염 공정 시험법에 의한 분석자료에 의하면 광미장 주변의 논 및 밭에서 As이 농경지 토양오염대책 기준인 15mg/kg을 초과하여 광미의 유입에 의해 토양이 오염되는 것으로 나타났다. 광미중에는 As, Cd, Cu, Pb, Zn 및 5 등이 매우 높게 함유된 것으로 나타났고 특히 산화가 진행된 광미장 지표면 부근의 광미에는 이러한 성분들이 용탈되어 산성침출수가 농수로 방류되고 있다. 따라서 토양오염 및 농수로의 오염의 확산 방지를 위해서는 광산주변에 산재하고 있는 광미 및 광미장에 대한환경오염방지 대책이 필요하다고 판단된다.

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Acidophilic Bacterial Communities of Soil and Enrichment Cultures from Two Abandoned Mine Sites of the Korean Peninsula

  • Mishra, Debaraj;Lee, Sun-Hee;Kim, Jae-Hee;Kim, Dong-Jin;Rhee, Young-Ha
    • 환경생물
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    • 제29권4호
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    • pp.265-273
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    • 2011
  • Bacterial diversity based on the denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) analysis of PCR-amplified 16S rRNA gene sequences was determined for soil samples from two abandoned mine sites and the corresponding enrichment cultures using soil sample as key inoculum. Sequencing analysis of DGGE bands obtained from both the soil samples matched mostly with sequences of uncultured and newly described organisms, or organisms recently associated with the acid mine drainage environment. However, the enrichment of soil samples in ferrous sulfate and elemental sulfur media yielded sequences that were consistent with well-known iron- and sulfur-oxidizing acidophilic bacteria. Analysis of enrichment cultures of soil samples from Dalsung mine revealed abundant ${\gamma}$-$Proteobacteria$, whereas that of Gubong mine sample displayed acidophilic groups of ${\gamma}$-$Proteobacteria$, ${\alpha}$-$Proteobacteria$, $Actinobacteria$ and $Firmicutes$. Chemical elemental analysis of the mine samples indicated that the Dalsung site contained more iron and sulfate along with other toxic components as compared with those of the Gubong site. Biogeochemistry was believed to be the primary control on the acidophilic bacterial group in the enrichment samples.

하수슬러지와 제지슬러지를 탄소원으로 이용한 폐탄광페수의 생물학적 처리에 관한 연구 (A study on biological treatment of abandoned acidic mine drainage using sewage sludge and papermill sludge as carbon sources)

  • 김은호;장성호
    • 한국토양환경학회지
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    • 제4권2호
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    • pp.63-75
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    • 1999
  • 본 연구에서는 폐탄광폐수를 처리하기 위한 SRB의 탄소원으로 하수슬러지와 제지슬러지를 활용가능성과 아울러 석회석에 의한 영향을 검토하였다. 유입 폐탄광폐수의 pH가 평균 3.3정도로 낮음에도 불구하고 전 실험기간동안에 유출수중 평균 pH는 약알칼리성으로 SRB의 생육에 적합한 pH를 유지하였다. 실험초기에 Washout현상으로 높은 TCODcr농도를 나타내었지만 시간이 경과함에 따라 낮아져 유기물의 상승으로 인한 이차적인 오염문제는 없을 것으로 여겨진다. Mn을 제외한 대부분의 중금속은 ${SO_4}^2$ 환원량이 많아짐에 따라 고정경향이 강하여 유출수 중 낮은 농도를 나타내었으나, Mn의 경우에는 유출수중 높은 농도를 나타내었다. 하수슬러지의 혼합비율이 제지슬러지와 같거나 많은 경우에 비교적 중금속 제거효율과 ${SO_4}^2$ 환원율이 높으나 제지슬러지 보다 단기간 분해가능한 하수슬러지가 2배 정도 많은 경우에 유기물의 지속성 측면에서 적절하지 못하며 오히려 혼합비율이 같은 경우가 더 적절하다고 여겨진다. 석회석과 생물학적 처리에 의한 효율을 비교.검토해본 결과, 생물학적 처리에서 pH 중화와 중금속 제거효율이 높았다.

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공주제일광산 수계에 분포하는 지하수, 지표수, 토양 및 퇴적물의 환경지구화학적 특성과 중금속 오염 (Environmental Geochemistry and Heavy Matel Contamination of Ground and Surface Water, Soil and Sediment at the Kongjujuil Mine Creek, Korea)

  • 이찬희
    • 자원환경지질
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    • 제32권6호
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    • pp.611-631
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    • 1999
  • Enviromental geochemisty and heary metal contamination at the Kongjueil mine creek were underaken on the basis of physicohemical properties and mineralogy for various kinds of water (surface, mine and ground water),soil, precipitate and sediment collected of April and December in 1998. Hydrgeochemical composition of the water samples are characterized by relatively significant enricant of Ca+Na, alkiali ions $NO_3$ and Cl inground and surfore water, wheras the mine waters are relatively eneripheral water of the mining creek have the characteristics of the (Ca+Mg)-$(HCO_3+SO_4)$type. The pH of the mine water is high acidity (3.24)and high EC (613$\mu$S/cm)compared with those of surface and ground water. The range of $\delta$D and $\delta^{18}O$ values (relative to SMOW) in the waters are shpwn in -50.2 to -61.6% and -7.0 to -8.6$\textperthousand$(d value=5.8 to 8.7). Using computer program, saturation index of albite, calcite, dolomite in mine water are nearly saturated. The gibbiste, kaolinite and smectite are superaturated in the surface and ground water, respectively. Calculated water-mineral reaction and stabilities suggest that weathing of silicate minerals may be stable kaolinite owing to the continuous water-rock reaction. Geochemical modeling showed that mostly toxic heavy metals may exist larfely in the from of metal-sulfate $(MSO_4\;^2)$and free metal $(M^{2+})$ in nmine water. These metals in the ground and surface water could be formed of $CO_3$ and OH complex ions. The average enrichment indices of water samples are 2.72 of the groundwater, 2.26 of the surface water and 14.15 of the acid mine water, normalizing by surface water composition at the non-mining creek, repectively. Characteristics of some major, minor and rate earth elements (Al/Na, K/Na, V/Ni, Cr/V, Ni/Co, La/Ce, Th/Yb, $La_N/Yb_N$, Co/Th, La/Sc and Sc/Th) in soil and sediment are revealed a narrow range and homogeneous compositions may be explained by acidic to intermediate igneous rocks. And these suggested that sediment source of host granitic gneiss colud be due to rocks of high grade metamorphism originated by sedimentary rocks. Maximum concentrations of environmentally toxic elements in sediment and soil are Fe=53.80 wt.% As=660, Cd=4, Cr=175, Cu=158, Mn=1010, Pb=2933, Sb=4 and Zn=3740 ppm, and extremely high concentrations are found are found in the subsurface soil near the ore dump and precipitates. Normalizing by composition of host granitic gneiss, the average enerichment indices are 3.72 of the sediments, 3.48 of the soils, 10.40 of the precipitates of acid mine drainage and 6.25 of the soils near the main adit. The level of enerichment was very severe in mining drainage sediments, while it was not so great in the soils. mineral composition of soil and sediment near the mining area were partly variable being composed of quartz, mica, feldspar, chlorite, vermiculite, bethierin and clay minerals. reddish variable being composed of quartz, mica, feldspar, chlorite, vermiculite, bethierin and clay minerals. Reddish brown precipitation mineral in the acid mine drainage identifies by schwertmanite. From the separated mineralgy, soil and sediment are composed of some pyrite, arsenopyite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite, galena, malachite, goethite and various kinds of hydroxied minerals.

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삼보 연-아연-중정석 광산 주변 하상퇴적물에서의 중금속 오염 연구 (Contamination of Heavy Metals in Stream Sediments in the Vicinity of the Sambo Pb-Zn-Barite Mine)

  • 김상현;전효택
    • 자원환경지질
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    • 제26권2호
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    • pp.217-226
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    • 1993
  • Stream sediment samples were collected in the vicinity of the Sambo Pb-Zn-barite mine in order to investigate dispersion patterns and pollution levels of heavy metals, and to find out their mode of occurrences. Those samples were analyzed for Cd, Cu, Pb, Zn, Fe, and Mn by using partial extraction and sequential extraction methods. Stream sediments of this studied area has been contaminated severely by Pb, Zn, and Cd. Dispersion patterns of heavy metals in those sediments are different according to their pollution source and sampling distance from the mine. The stream sediment pH is generally neutral in control area, and is slightly acidic in the lower part of tailing dam. The main pollution source of stream sediments was confirmed as tailing and mine drainage. Their pollution level depends mainly on inflowed water and distance from the mine. The tolerance index ranges from -0.9 to 0.7. The mode of occurrances of heavy metals in polluted stream sediment are identified as Fe-Mn oxides, organic bounded and carbonate-bounded compound which show high potential of bioavailablity.

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부산석회를 이용한 납석광산 폐석의 중화처리 (Neutralization of Pyrophyllite Mine Wastes by the Lime Cake By-Product)

  • 유경열;정영욱;옥용식;양재의
    • 한국환경농학회지
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    • 제24권3호
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    • pp.215-221
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    • 2005
  • 납석광산 폐석의 중화제로서 Solvay 공정에서 발생되는 알칼리성 부산물인 부산석회의 활용 가능성을 평가하기 위하여 폐석을 충진한 컬럼 용출시험을 수행한 결과는 다음과 같다. 폐석의 pH 값은 3.67로 매우 낮았으며 화학성분 중 $Al_2O_3$ 함량은 16.44%, $Fe_2O_3$의 함량은 11.62%로 높게 나타났다. 컬럼시험에서는 폐석 단독 처리구의 경우 침출수의 pH가 $3.5{\sim}4.0$으로 매우 낮게 나타났으나 폐석+탄산석회 전층혼합 및 폐석+부산석회 전층혼합 처리에서는 침출수의 pH가 $7.0{\sim}8.0$의 수준으로 유지되어 뚜렷한 중화효과를 나타내었다. 침출수의 EC 값은 폐석+부산석회 전층혼합 처리에서 초기에 높게 나타났는데 이는 부산석회에 Ca을 비롯한 염류물질이 다량 함유되었기 때문인 것으로 판단되었다. 침출수 중 Fe의 농도는 폐석+부산석회 전층혼합 처리예서 1 mg $L^{-1}$ 이하의 수준으로 나타났고, Al의 농도는 초기 용출에서 다소 높게 나타났으나 이후 1 mg $L^{-1}$ 이하의 수준으로 안정화되었다. 이상의 결과를 통해 부산석회는 복토제의 피복 없이도 납석광산 폐석의 오염물질 유출을 차단할 수 있는 중화제로 활용할 수 있을 것으로 판단되었고, 부산석회는 폐석과 혼합하여 처리하는 것이 효율적이었다.

삼보광산 수계 하천수질 및 퇴적토의 오염도 평가 (Contamination Assessment of Water Quality and Stream Sediments Affected by Mine Drainage in the Sambo Mine Creek)

  • 정구복;권순익;홍성창;김민경;채미진;김원일;이종식;강기경
    • 한국환경농학회지
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    • 제31권2호
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    • pp.122-128
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    • 2012
  • 폐금속 광산에서 유출되는 광산배수로 인한 하류 수계의 환경오염 영향을 검토하기 위하여 삼보광산 하류 수계 내 하천수질, 퇴적토양 및 인근 논토양에 대한 중금속 오염도를 평가한 결과는 다음과 같다. 삼보광산 주변 광미댐 침출수의 Cd 평균 농도(0.018~0.035 mg/L)는 우리나라 농업용수 수질기준(0.01 mg/L)을 초과하였고, 미량성분 중 Zn, Fe 및 Mn 함량도 FAO의 관개용수 최대 권고치(Zn 2.0, Fe 5.0, Mn 0.2 mg/L)를 초과 하였다. 광산 하류 논토양의 Pb, Zn 평균함량은 우리나라 농경지의 토양오염 우려기준(Pb 200, Zn 300 mg/kg)을 초과 하였고, 중금속 오염지수 평균치는 상리가 1.2로 내리지역0.45보다 높게 나타났다. 광산 하류 수계 내 퇴적토의 Cd, Pb 및 Zn 함량은 우리나라 하천용지의 토양오염 우려기준(Cd 10, Pb 400, Zn 600 mg/kg)을 초과하였다. 또한 퇴적토의 중금속 오염지수(PI)는 상리지역 0.98~7.32, 내리지역 0.34~5.27로 지점별 편차가 컸으며, 하류 1km 지점 합류지점(SN-1, SN-2)까지 오염된 것으로 나타났다. 퇴적토의 부화계수(EFc) 평균치는 Cd>Pb>Zn>As>Cu>Cr>Ni 순으로 지점간의 편차가 큰 것으로 나타났다. 퇴적토의 중금속별 지화학적농축계수(Igeo)는 지점별로 약간의 차이는 있으나 Zn>Cd>Pb>Cu>As>Cr>Ni 순으로 높았으며, 특히 Zn의 경우 광산 침출수 영향을 받은 퇴적토에서 경보오염에서 위험오염(Igeo 3.1~6.2) 상태로 심하게 오염된 것으로 나타났다. 결과적으로 삼보광산 하류 하천수질 및 퇴적토의 오염도 평가를 종합해 볼 때 광산 침출수의 영향이 하류 수계 1 km 이상(SN-1, SN-2)까지 미치는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.