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Main Title Chemical and microbiological investigations of a surface coal mine settling pond /
Author Turbak, Susan C.
Other Authors
Author Title of a Work
Olson, Gregory J.
McFeters, Gordon A.
CORP Author Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins. Natural Resource Ecology Lab.;Environmental Research Lab.-Duluth, MN.
Publisher Environmental Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ; Available through N.T.I.S.,
Year Published 1979
Report Number EPA 600-3-79-125; EPA-R-803950
Stock Number PB80-144793
OCLC Number 08081824
Subjects Water quality--Montana ; Groundwater--Montana ; Strip mining--Environmental aspects--Montana ; Water, Underground--Montana
Additional Subjects Coal mining ; Lagoons(Ponds) ; Water pollution ; Mine waters ; Acidity ; Bacteria ; Concentration(Composition) ; Bicarbonates ; Sodium ; Sulfates ; Nitrogen ; Algae ; Bioassay ; Chlorophylls ; Microorganisms ; pH ; Metals ; Precipitation(Chemistry) ; Sulfate reducing bacteria ; Detoxification ; Montana ; Tongue River ; Acid mine drainage
Internet Access
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EHAM  QP82.2.P6E2 600, 1979, no.125 Region 1 Library/Boston,MA 04/29/2016
EJBD  EPA 600-3-79-125 Headquarters Library/Washington,DC 09/06/2011
EJED  EPA 600-3-79-125 OCSPP Chemical Library/Washington,DC 10/22/2009
ELBD ARCHIVE EPA 600-3-79-125 Received from HQ AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 10/04/2023
ELBD  EPA 600-3-79-125 AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 04/10/1998
ELDD  EPA-600/3-79-125 CCTE/GLTED Library/Duluth,MN 08/09/2002
ERAD  EPA 600/3-79-125 Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA 10/22/2012
ESAD  EPA 600-3-79-125 Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA 03/23/2010
NTIS  PB80-144793 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation x, 70 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
Abstract
Chemical and microbiological investigations of the settling pond system at the West Decker Coal Mine in southeastern Montana were undertaken during 1975-1977. Concentrations of total dissolved solids, bicarbonate, sodium, sulfate, and nitrogen species in pond water were elevated in comparison to those in other nearby surface waters; however, it was concluded that these would not significantly impact the nearby Tongue River or Tongue River Reservoir. Constituents of the mine drainage waters underwent chemical changes within the pond which were at least in part due to the activities of microorganisms. The increase in pH value and in concentration of dissolved oxygen, partially attributed to photosynthesis within the pond, oxidized reduced chemical species such as sulfide and ferrous iron. The high numbers and activity measurements of sulfate reducing bacteria as well as the significant amount of metal-bound sulfides in pond sediments made a strong case for the contributions of these organisms to metal precipitation in, and possible detoxification of, pond waters.
Notes
"Grant no. R803950." "December 1979." Includes bibliographical references (pages 50-56).