Assessment of passive treatment and biogeochemical reactors for ameliorating acid mine drainage at Stockton coal mine

Acid mine drainage (AMD) at Stockton Coal Mine, located near Westport, New Zealand, is generated from the oxidation of pyrite within sedimentary overburden exposed during surface mining. The pyrite oxidation releases significant acidity, Fe, and sulphate together with trace metals to the receiving e...

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Main Author: McCauley, Craig
Language:en
Published: University of Canterbury. Civil and Natural Resources Engineering 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10092/5378