Results of small-scale passive system trials to treat acid mine drainage, West Coast Region, South Island, New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics

Volumn 53, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 227-237

  Trumm, D ^a   Watts, M ^b  

^a CRL Energy Ltd   (New Zealand)

^b BCRL Energy Limited   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; AMD; Coal; Limestone; Passive treatment; Pike river; RAPS; Reducing and alkalinity producing systems; SAPS; Successive alkalinity producing systems; Sullivan mine; Vertical flow wetlands; VFW; Water treatment

Indexed keywords

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ALKALINITY; COAL MINE; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; LEACHING; LIMESTONE; WATER TREATMENT;

NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; WEST COAST [SOUTH ISLAND];

EID: 78149308703     PISSN: 00288306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288306.2010.509041     Document Type: Article

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