Field Investigation of Controlling Acid Mine Drainage Using Alkaline Paper Mill Waste |
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Authors: | Abdessadek Chtaini Achour Bellaloui Gérard Ballivy Subba Narasiah |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Civil Engineering, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada |
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Abstract: | To verify in situ laboratory test results for the control of acid mine drainage using alkaline paper mill waste, five demonstration cells were built on the Ascot mine site in Sherbrooke (Québec, Canada). A monitoring program was set up to record temperature, leached water quality, oxygen concentration and electrical conductivity.Monitoring results showed that mixing mine residueswith alkaline paper mill waste and covering mine residues with paper mill waste allows an efficient control of acid mine drainage. The paper mill waste cover generates an alkaline front which results in metal precipitation as hydroxides. Also, an increase in pH results in an inhibitionof bacterial catalytic activity. Chemical analyses conducted on the collecting water shows a high reduction of leachingmetals to under ground water. Moreover, a significant reduction of diffusion of oxygen to the mine residue is observed. |
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Keywords: | acid mine drainage alkaline paper mill waste demonstration cells metals leaching oxygen diffusion reduction |
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