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Bio-geotechnologies for mine site rehabilitation /

Bio-Geotechnologies for Mine Site Rehabilitation deals with the biological, physical, chemical, and engineering approaches necessary for the reclamation of mine waste. As mining has negative effects on natural resources and deteriorates the quality of the surrounding environment, this book provides...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Paulo Jorge de Campos Favas (Editor )
Otros Autores: Prasad, M. N. V. (Majeti Narasimha Vara), 1953- (Editor ), Favas, Paulo Jorge de Campos (Editor ), Maiti, Subodh Kumar (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier, [2018]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover; Bio-Geotechnologies for Mine Site Rehabilitation; Bio-Geotechnologies for Mine Site Rehabilitation; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; Biographies; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1
  • POTENTIALSTRATEGIES ANDAPPROACHESFOR MINE SITE REHABILITATION; 1
  • ABANDONED MINE LAND RECLAMATION�a#x80;#x94;CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES (HOLISTIC APPROACH); 1.1 INTRODUCTION; 1.2 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF ABANDONED MINES: PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION; 1.3 ABANDONED MINE LAND RECLAMATION: POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS; 1.3.1 RECLAMATION APPROACHES: RESTORATION, REHABILITATION, AND REPLACEMENT
  • 1.3.2 TECHNICAL RECLAMATION PROCEDURES1.3.2.1 Preliminary Environmental Assessment; 1.3.2.2 Planned End State of the Site; Productive Uses of the Reclaimed Mine Sites: Possibilities; 1.3.2.3 Detailed Environmental Assessment; 1.3.2.4 Cleanup Criteria; 1.3.2.5 Recovery Work Plan; Remedial Work Plan: Control, Treatment, and Final Disposal; Morphological Recovery Work Plan; 1.3.2.6 Final Verification and Monitoring; 1.3.3 NATURAL RECLAMATION; 1.4 PROGRESSIVE RECLAMATION DURING MINING; 1.5 CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; 2
  • SOIL QUALITY INDICES FOR EVALUATION OF ACID MINE SPOIL
  • 2.1 INTRODUCTION2.1.1 ACID MINE SPOIL�a#x80;#x94;PRODUCTION; 2.1.1.1 Environmental Impact and Rehabilitation Approach (Vegetation); 2.2 PROPERTIES INHIBITIVE TO PLANT GROWTH; 2.3 AMENDMENT AND REVEGETATION; 2.4 METAL CONTENT ASSESSMENT AND PLANT AVAILABILITY; 2.4.1 NATURAL COLONIZATION; 2.5 APPLICATION OF MSQI FOR ACID MINE GENERATING ROCKS�a#x80;#x94;A CASE STUDY FROM POLAND; 2.6 CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; 3
  • INDICATORS FOR MONITORING MINE SITE REHABILITATION; 3.1 INTRODUCTION; 3.2 ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT; 3.3 CHEMICAL TESTS FOR THE EVALUATION OF POLLUTANT MOBILITY AND BIOAVAILABILITY
  • 3.4 BIOLOGICAL ASSAYS FOR ECOLOGICAL RECEPTORS3.5 ECOTOXICOLOGICAL ASSAYS; 3.6 CONCLUDING REMARKS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; 4
  • BIOTECHNOLOGICAL TOOLS FOR REMEDIATION OF ACID MINE DRAINAGE (REMOVAL OF METALS FROM WASTEWATER AND LEACHATE); 4.1 INTRODUCTION; 4.2 PROCESSES USED IN TREATMENT OF ACID MINE DRAINAGE; 4.2.1 ACTIVE SYSTEMS; 4.2.2 PASSIVE SYSTEMS; 4.2.2.1 Abiotic; Limestone Ponds; Open Limestone Channels; Anoxic Limestone Drains; 4.2.2.2 Biological; Permeable Reactive Barriers; Wetlands
  • Aerobic The physical processes such as filtration and sedimentation remove particulate metals. The chemical and biological proce ... Anaerobic This system consists of a tank in which two different substrates (alkaline material and organic compounds) are submerg ... ; Acid Reduction Using Microbiology; Alkalinity-Producing Systems; 4.3 BIOREACTORS; 4.3.1 ACTIVE BIOREACTORS; 4.3.1.1 Sulfidogenic Bioreactors; 4.3.2 PASSIVE BIOREACTORS; 4.3.2.1 Anaerobic Wetlands/Compost Bioreactors; 4.3.2.2 Fixed Bed Bioreactor; 4.3.2.3 Iron-Oxidizing Bioreactors; 4.3.2.4 Sulfate-Reducing Bioreactors