Acid and Metalliferous Drainage–A Global Environmental Issue

Gujie Qian; Yubiao Li

doi:10.32474/JOMME.2019.01.000101

Acid and Metalliferous Drainage–A Global Environmental Issue

Gujie Qian, Yubiao Li

College of Science and Engineering

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Abstract

Acid and Metalliferous Drainage (AMD) is a critical environmental problem worldwide. It occurs when sulfide minerals, primarily pyrite, oxidise chemically or biologically to produce acidic wastewater containing elevated concentrations of sulfate and toxic elements. This short paper presents a very brief and general introduction of AMD, with a specific focus on two categories of AMD remediation options including source- and migration-control. Some most recent examples of potentially viable and economically sustainable surface passivation strategies for AMD control at-source are briefly discussed in this review.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-4
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Mining and Mechanical Engineering
Volume	1
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.32474/JOMME.2019.01.000101
Publication status	Published - 1 Oct 2019

Keywords

AMD
Acid and metalliferous drainage
Sulfate
toxic elements
sulfide minerals
migration control
source control
surface passivation

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