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RECORD NUMBER: 184 OF 254Main Title | Removal of Heavy Metals from Mine Drainage by Precipitation. | |||||||||||
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Author | Ros, Laurence W. ; | |||||||||||
CORP Author | Denver Univ., Colo. Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Metallurgy. | |||||||||||
Year Published | 1973 | |||||||||||
Report Number | EPA-14040-FZC; 04851,; 670/2-73-080 | |||||||||||
Stock Number | PB-228 584 | |||||||||||
Additional Subjects | Water pollution ; Mine waters ; Trace elements ; Precipitation(Chemistry) ; Iron ; Zinc ; Aluminum ; Copper ; Manganese ; Neutralizing ; Colorado ; Materials recovery Computerized simulation ; Cost estimates ; Mine acid drainage ; Water pollution control | |||||||||||
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Collation | 71p | |||||||||||
Abstract | Heavy metals in mine drainage waters of the Rocky Mountains can be removed by a two-stage process consisting of (1) neutralization followed by (2) sulfide treatment. The first stage removes ferric and aluminum hydroxides, and the second (sulfide) stage precipitates the heavy metals that are most objectionable as pollutants, and that are of possible interest for economic recovery. The two-stage process has been demonstrated in the laboratory and in a field experiment. (Modified author abstract) |