Acid Mine Drainage, Rock Drainage, and Acid Sulfate Soils (PDF)

Provides the tools needed to analyze and solve acid drainage
problems

Featuring contributions from leading experts in science and
engineering, this book explores the complex biogeochemistry of acid
mine drainage, rock drainage, and acid sulfate soils. It describes
how to predict, prevent, and remediate the environmental impact of
acid drainage and the oxidation of sulfides, offering the latest
sampling and analytical methods. Moreover, readers will discover
new approaches for recovering valuable resources from acid mine
drainage, including bioleaching.

Acid Mine Drainage, Rock Drainage, and Acid Sulfate Soils
reviews the most current findings in the field, offering new
insights into the underlying causes as well as new tools to
minimize the harm of acid drainage:

* Part I: Causes of Acid Mine Drainage, Rock Drainage and
Sulfate Soils focuses on the biogeochemistry of acid
drainage in different environments.

* Part II: Assessment of Acid Mine Drainage, Rock Drainage
and Sulfate Soils covers stream characterization, aquatic
and biological sampling, evaluation of aquatic resources, and some
unusual aspects of sulfide oxidation.

* Part III: Prediction and Prevention of Acid
Drainage discusses acid-base accounting, kinetic testing,
block modeling, petrology, and mineralogy studies. It also explains
relevant policy and regulations.

* Part IV: Remediation of Acid Drainage, Rock Drainage and
Sulfate Soils examines both passive and active cleanup
methods to remediate acid drainage.

Case studies from a variety of geologic settings highlight
various approaches to analyzing and solving acid drainage problems.
Replete with helpful appendices and an extensive list of web
resources, Acid Mine Drainage, Rock Drainage, and Acid Sulfate
Soils is recommended for mining engineers and scientists,
regulatory officials, environmental scientists, land developers,
and students.