• 환경위생공학
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.99-106
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• 1999

This research was carried out to investigate chemical pretreatment using lime and limestone in treating abandoned mine drainage with anaerobic treatment. If treating lime with abandoned mine drainage, after 2day, pH was increased to 5.6, and $SO_4^{2-}$, Fe, Al, Pb and Mn were removed 5.7%, 63%, 57, 45% and 28%, respectively. It was estimated that lime dosage was 2,000mg/L for increasing to pH 7. If treating limestone with abandoned mine drainage, after 2day, pH was increased to 3.67, and $SO_4^{2-}$, Fe, Al, Pb and Mn were removed 4.7%, 26%, 22% 18% and 8%, respectively. It could be showed that limestone did slowly react with temperature increasing. If treating anaerobic limestone packing column with abandoned mine drainage, for experimental period, average pH was 4.51, and average $SO_4^{2-}$, Fe, Al, Pb and Mn were removed 4.5%, 15.3%, 20.1%, 23.7% and 5.87%, respectively. So, it would not be suitable for abandoned mine drainage. But if utilizing limestone as pretreatment process for treating abandoned mine drainage with SRB, because it did initally neutralize abandoned mine drainage, it could forward to stabilize system.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2003년도 추계학술발표회
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• pp.422-425
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• 2003

This study was carried out to apprehend the variation of quality of mine drainage in the abandoned Samtan coal mine. After closure of coal mine, although still pumping, water level in underground was raised to loom and the concentration of some elements such as Fe and Mn was elevated. At present, the worst pollution source in this area is too the acidic leachate drained from uncovered mine waste impoundment. The flow rate of mine drainage from the adit is ave. about 20,000t/d. If water were flooded and deteriorated due to stopping pumping, the impact of the mine drainage on the stream around the abandoned mine would be more severe. Therefore, It is considered that the prediction of water quality of mine drainage from the adit after stopping pumping will be very important with a view to establishing countermeasures.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2008년도 추계 학술발표회
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• pp.1440-1445
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• 2008

There are 21 abondoned coal mines drained out mine water in gyeong sang do. We monitored the water quality of 31 mine drainage from 1995. The most of mine drainage was neutral as the average pH was 6.22 and Fe, Mn, Al concentration was below 10mg/L. The result showed the tendency of decreasing of flow and metal concentration. The highest Mn concentration was detected in bonghwa area and the hightest Fe concentration was detected in munkyung area. It means that the water quality is closly related to geological features.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.149-156
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• 1998

Enoronmental problems caused by certain geologic conditions Include pollution of soil by heavy metal, acidization of souls , acid mine drainage, Pound-water pollution, and natural radioactivity, as well as zoo-logical hazards such as landslide and subsidence. The acrid mine drainage contains large amount of heavy metals nO, therefore. cause serious pollution onto the nearby drainage systems and soils. In spite of this prospective environmental danger, few studies have been done on the acid mine drainage derived from non-metallic ore deposits such as pyrophyllitefNapseok) deposits. The sudo-bearing pyrophyllite ores, alteration zones, and mine talllngs of pyrophylllte deposits produce acrid mine drainage by the okidation of weathering. Compared to the fresh host rocks, the ores and altered rocks of pyrophyllite deposits produce acidic solution which contain higher amount of heavy metals because of OeP lower buffering capacity to acrid solution. The pus of urine water and nearby stream water of pyrophyllite deposits are 2.1~3.7, which are strong- ly acidic and much lower than that (6.2~7.2) of upstream water and than that (6.8~7.6) of the stream water derived from the non-mineralized area. This study reveals that this acrid mine drainage can affect the downstream area which is 8km far from the pyrophyllite deposits, even though the drain Is diluted with abundant non-contaminated river water This suggmists that not only acid mine drainage but also the sulfide-bearing sediments originated from the pyrophyllite deposits move downstream and form acidic water through continuous oxidation reaction. The heavy metals such as Pb, Zn, Cu, Cd, Nl, Mn and Fe are enriched In the mine water of low pH, and their contents decrease as the pH of mine water Increases because of the Influx of fresh stream wainer. SoUs of the Pyrophyulte deposits are characterized by high contents of heavy metals. The stream sediments containing the yellowish brown precipitates formed by neutralization of acid mine drainage occur in all parts of the stream derived from the pyrophyllite deposits, and the sediments also contain high amounts of heavy metals. In summary, the acid mine drainage of the pyrophyllite deposits is located in the upstream part of Hoidong water reservoir in Pusan contains large amounts of heavy metals and flows into the Holdong water reservoir without any purification process. To protect the water of Holdong reservoir, the acid mine drainage should be treated with a proper purification process.

• 한국토양환경학회지
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.31-38
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• 1997

산성폐수에 함유된 오염물질의 물리적 화학적 특성이 배우 복잡하기 때문에 산성폐수에 의해 오염된 지표수나 지하수등의 오염정도를 지역적, 시간적 변화에 따라 비교하는 일은 쉽지가 않다. 본 논문에서는 산성폐수에 의해 오염된 지표수나 지하수의 오염도를 정량적으로 평가할 수 있는 수학적 지표를 제시하였으며, 오염지표를 이용하여 국내 폐탄광의 갱내 유출수에 대한 오염도를 검토하였다. 사용된 오염지표(Acid Mine Drainage Index)는 수질의 오염정도를 가장 잘 나타낼수 있는 7개의 변수 즉, pH값, 황산염(Sulfate), 철, 망간, 알루미늄, 구리 및 아연 함량을 이용하여 계산하였다. 사용된 변수는 오염도에 미치는 상대적인 중요도를 감안하여 가중치를 사용하였으며 , pH값 및 황산염함량에 가장 높은 가중치를 부여하였다. 국내 폐광산에서 유출되는 산성폐수의 오염도 평가결과 경북 문경에 소재한 석봉탄광이 조사탄광중 상대적으로 오염도가 높았으며, 지역적으로 영동지역에 위치한 폐탄광의 갱내 유출수가 영서, 중부, 서부 및 남부에 위치한 폐탄광에 비해 오염도가 높게 나타났다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2003년도 추계학술발표회
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• pp.382-385
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• 2003

QAMDI(Quantified Acid Mine Drainage Index) was developed for more synthesised, qualified and quantified assessment index which can be applied to both coal and metal mine drainage. QAMDI is calculated using three parameter groups i.e. acidity, sulfate contents and toxic metal contents. Since QAMDI expressed in terms of concentration. It reveals the different status of each mine drainage more clearly. QAMDI can be converted to the quantity of pollutant loading by being multiplied by the water flux.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.10-21
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• 2022

In the South Korea, 47% of abandoned mines are suffering from the mining hazards such as the mine drainage (MD), the mine tailings and the waste rocks. Among them the mine drainage which has a low pH and the high concentration of heavy metals can directly contaminate rivers or soil and cause serious damages to human health. The natural/artificial treatment facilities by using neutralizers and coagulants for the mine drainage have been operated in domestic and most of heavy metals in mind drainage are precipitated and removed in the form of metal hydroxide, alumino-silicate or carbonate, generating a large amount of mine drainage treated sludge ('MDS' hereafter) by-product. The MDS has a large surface area and many functional groups, showing high efficiency on the fixation of heavy metals. The purpose of this study is to develop a ingenious heavy metal stabilizer that can effectively stabilize arsenic (As) and heavy metals in soil by recycling the MDS (two types of MDS: the acid mine drainage treated sludge (MMDS) and the coal mine drainage treated sludge (CMDS)). Various analyses, toxicity evaluations, and leaching reduction batch experiments were performed to identify the characteristics of MDS as the stabilizer for soils contaminated with As and heavy metals. As a result of batch experiments, the Pb stabilization efficiency of both of MDSs for soil A was higher than 90% and their Zn stabilization efficiencies were higher than 70%. In the case of soil B and C, which were contaminated with As, their As stabilization efficiencies were higher than 80%. Experimental results suggested that both of MDSs could be successfully applied for the As and heavy metal contaminated soil as the soil stabilizer, because of their low unit price and high stabilization efficiency for As and hevry metals.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.112-118
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• 2012

Fine suspended solids from mine drainage draw attentions due to their potential adverse influences on the water quality, such as increasing turbidity and degrading aesthetic landscape. Currently, sand filter beds are adapted in some mine drainage treating systems. However, more efficient system is in demand, as the existing sand beds reveal some problems, such as frequent maintenance intervals. Various filtering mediums including fly ash, mine tailing aggregates and the sand were tested for improving the current system, using column experimental set-up. Mine drainage samples were collected from the current treating systems in the abandoned H coal mine. The experiment was run for 7 days. Suspended solids recorded as 100.9 mg/L and the value exceeds the current standard, 30 mg/L. Sand was proved to still be the optimum medium for the fine suspended solids, compared to fly ash and fly ash + sand. Mine tailing aggregates were placed at the exit of the columns, substituting gravels. The tailing aggregates is made by mine tailings and clay. Sand bed filters can also be improved by mixing granular activated carbon, which was found to be economical and efficient in the batch experiment, conducted at the same time.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제53권6호
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• pp.695-701
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• 2020

본 연구는 중성의 pH 조건에서 Fe, Mn, As이 포함된 복합오염수를 배출하는 광산배수의 수질특성을 모니터링하였다. 침출수를 처리하기 위해 모래와 석회석으로 이루어진 수직흐름반응조(VFR, Vertical Flow Reactor)와 제강슬래그와 석회석을 적용한 반응조(ZMR)로 구성된 현장파일럿 장치를 설치하여 약 6개월간 운영하였다. 광산배수 내 존재하는 Fe, Mn, As에 대한 현장파일럿 장치의 처리효율을 평가하였다. 중성의 알칼리 수질특성을 가진 D광산 침출수에 VFR와 ZMR 공정을 적용한 결과, pH와 알칼리도가 효과적으로 상승하여 Fe과 As가 99%이상 제거되었으며 Mn은 98%이상 제거하여 복합오염물질 처리가 가능함을 확인하였다. 본 연구결과를 통해 Fe, As, Mn이 포함된 소규모 광산배수에 자연정화기반의 공법이 적용가능함을 확인하였다.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.107-111
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• 2004

본 고에서는 우리나라 폐 석탄광 광산배수의 자연정화처리시설현황과 향후 광산배수 수질개선을 위한 기술수요를 전망하였다. 우리나라 폐 석탄광에서는 현재 약 8만톤의 갱내수가 유출되고 있으며 약 50톤/일 이상 갱내수에 대해서 자연정화시설을 설치하여 갱내수 수질개선사업을 추진하고 있다. 13개 광산에 설치된 자연정화시설의 현장수질분석 및 설계내용을 검토한 결과 SAPS 공정이 Fe의 재용출 현상이 없고 성능면에서 편차가 적어 광산배수의 중화 및 금속 정화에 핵심 공정으로 파악되었다. SAPS 의 정화성능 및 수명에 미치는 물리적 영향은 슬러지 누적에 의한 투수 계수 감소와 체류시간 등이었다. 향후 자연정화시설의 성능을 지속시킬 수 있는 기술개발과 오염부하가 큰 갱내수 처리기술과 채굴적 현장 수질개선 연구가 필요할 것으로 판단된다.