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Handbook of Technologies for Avoidance and Remediation of Acid Mine Drainage

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements and Introduction


 

Section 1  Acid Mine Drainage -  This section provides an overview on how acid drainage forms, the types of sulfur in rocks, general information on acid mine drainage, discharge limits and measuring acidity/alkalinity.


 

Section 2  Alkaline Addition and Overburden/Refuse Reclamation - This section of the handbook discusses the in-situ, or at-source, control technologies and reclamation techniques which have been developed and evaluated for disturbances predicted to have mine drainage quality concerns.


 

Section 3  Engineered Structural Techniques - This section discusses engineered structural techniques that are designed to minimize the exposure of acid forming materials to air and water.


 

Section 4    Active Treatment Technologies - This section discusses active treatment systems which involve mine drainage with alkaline chemicals to raise water pH, neutralize acidity and precipitate metals.


 

Section 5    Passive Systems Technologies - This section discusses passive treatment systems that do not require continuous chemical inputs and take advantage of naturally occurring chemical and biological processes to cleanse contaminated mine waters.