A mathematical model of a passive scheme for acid mine drainage remediation

GEM - International Journal on Geomathematics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 27-53

  Gouin, M ^a   Saracusa, E ^a   Clemons, C B ^a   Senko, J ^b   Kreider, K L ^a   Young, G W ^a  

^a University of Akron   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Iron oxidizing bacteria; Mathematical model; Passive remediation

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED MINES; BACTERIA; COAL INDUSTRY; COAL MINES; DRAINAGE; FILM GROWTH; GROWTH RATE; IONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REACTION RATES; THIN FILMS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; WATER POLLUTION;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; FLUID FILM THICKNESS; IRON OXIDIZING BACTERIA; LOCAL ENVIRONMENTS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; PRECIPITATION REACTION; REACTIVE TRANSPORT;

IRON COMPOUNDS;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; IRON; IRON-REDUCING BACTERIUM; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODEL TEST; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETERIZATION; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); REACTION KINETICS; REACTIVE TRANSPORT; REMEDIATION; WASTE TREATMENT;

EID: 84875474877     PISSN: 18692672     EISSN: 18692680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13137-012-0044-3     Document Type: Article

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