Life cycle assessment analysis of active and passive acid mine drainage treatment technologies

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 86, Issue , 2014, Pages 160-167

  Hengen, Tyler J ^a   Squillace, Maria K ^a   O'Sullivan, Aisling D ^b   Stone, James J ^a  

^a South Dakota School of Mines and Technology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Acid mine drainage; Active treatment; Endpoint assessment; Life cycle assessment; Midpoint assessment; Passive treatment

Indexed keywords

COAL MINES; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDRATED LIME; LIFE CYCLE; LIME; LIMESTONE;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ACTIVE TREATMENT; END-POINT ASSESSMENT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); MIDPOINT ASSESSMENT; PASSIVE TREATMENT; ENDPOINT ASSESSMENTA; PASSIVE TREATMENTACTIVE TREATMENT;

WASTE TREATMENT;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; COAL MINING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MINING INDUSTRY; SOCIAL IMPACT; WASTE TREATMENT; ACIDITY; COAL MINE; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; MINE WASTE;

CALCIUM OXIDE; LIMESTONE;

ACID MINE DRAINAGE; ACIDITY; ANIMAL SHELL; ARTICLE; COAL MINING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; MUSSEL; NEW ZEALAND;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 84899417510     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2014.01.003     Document Type: Article

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