Main Title |
Use of latex as a soil sealant to control acid mine drainage / |
Author |
Tolsma, Jacob.
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Other Authors |
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CORP Author |
Uniroyal, inc. |
Publisher |
United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Monitoring, |
Year Published |
1972 |
Report Number |
EPA14010-EFK-06/72; W7301594; EPA 620-R-72-015 |
OCLC Number |
00949252 |
Subjects |
Soil mechanics ;
Latex ;
Acid mine drainage
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJBD |
EPA 620-R-72-015 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
03/05/2014 |
EJBM |
TD899.M5U547 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
08/26/2013 |
ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA 620-R-72-015 |
Received from HQ |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/04/2023 |
ELBD RPS |
EPA 620-R-72-015 |
repository copy |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/16/2018 |
ELBD |
EPA 14010-EFK-06-72 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
03/02/2012 |
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Collation |
viii, 84 pages : illustrations, figures, tables ; 28 cm |
Notes |
"June 1972." Includes bibliographical references (pages 79-80). |
Contents Notes |
Acid formation in a mine cavity can be prevented by keeping water (one of the reactants) out of the mine. This might be accomplished by forming a waterproof seal over the mine cavity to prevent the seepage of surface water into the mine. In laboratory tests using reconstructed soil columns, rubber latex showed good sealing efficiency. The ideal situation in which latex would coagulate in a narrow zone two to three feet below the surface by reacting with acidic or metallic constituents of the soil was not attained. Rather, in field tests the latex was deposited progressively. Latex stability appears to be a more critical property than latex particle size in controlling penetration. Addition of excess anionic surfactants to latex improved its penetration into the soil. Costs are discussed. |