Essays about: "Acid mine drainage"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 16 essays containing the words Acid mine drainage.
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11. Evaluation of Heavy Metals in Waters Influenced by Mining in the Poopó and Antequera River Basins, Oruro – Bolivia
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresursläraAbstract : A study of heavy metals in surface and groundwater was conducted in Poopó and Antequera River basins in Bolivia. Problems with high levels of heavy metals in waters on the Bolivian high plateau have been known for many years and are to a great extent the cause of the mining industry in the region. READ MORE
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12. Landvinning : scenarier för efterbehandling och gestaltning av Aitikgruvan, Gällivare
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : Open pit mining creates huge amounts of tailings and waste rock deposits. Due to it's content of sulphide minerals, predominantly pyrite (FeS2), there is a risk of oxidation and formation of acid water containing heavy metals, known as Acid Rock Drainage (ARD). To prevent the process of oxidation, the tailings and waste rock have to be reclaimed. READ MORE
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13. In-situ Removal of Hydrogen Sulphide from Landfill Gas : Arising from the Interaction between Municipal Solid Waste and Sulphide Mine Environments within Bioreactor Conditions
University essay from KTH/Industriell ekologiAbstract : This project was compiled in co-operation with the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm and Veolia Environmental Services (Australia) at the Woodlawn Bioreactor in NSW, Australia. Hydrogen sulphide is an unwanted component of landfill gas, raising occupational health and safety concerns, whilst leading to acid gas corrosion of power generation equipment and increased emissions of SOx, a primary constituent of acidification. READ MORE
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14. Geokemisk undersökning vid Rävlidmyrgruvan, Västerbottens län : provtagning, analys och förslag till åtgärder
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Soil SciencesAbstract : The mining industry, in terms of ore excavation and metal production, is and has been important to the Swedish economy. In connection with the ore excavation process, large amounts of partly sulphidic waste are produced. READ MORE
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15. Water utilization in a river basin in the Lake Poopó region of Bolivia : problems and conflicts.
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresursläraAbstract : The main objective of this thesis is to investigate the distribution of hydrological resources over time and space in two sub basins of the Lake Poopó area in Bolivia. This investigation is made in order to evaluate how supply and demand can be balanced and what effect the insufficiency of hydrological resources has on the socio economic situation. READ MORE