Acidic Mining Lakes Acid Mine Drainage, Limnology and Reclamation [Paperback]

Acidification is a universal problem at all mining sites in which oxygenated water comes in contact with sulfide minerals or other reduced sulfur compounds. An International Workshop was held in September 1995 at the Department for Inland Water Research of the UFZ-Centre for Environmental Research in Magdeburg on the limnology of lakes created by open-cast lignite mining, emphasizing the often observed geogenic acidification after oxidation of pyrite. The volume has 25 chapters including a chapter with results of group discussions about the topics mentioned above and further problems that were identified during the meeting. The monograph gives a baseline of the state of science on the worldwide problem of geogenic acidification of lakes following human mining activities.Acidification is a universal problem at all mining sites in which oxygenated water comes in contact with sulfide minerals or other reduced sulfur compounds. An International Workshop was held in September 1995 at the Department for Inland Water Research of the UFZ-Centre for Environmental Research in Magdeburg on the limnology of lakes created by open-cast lignite mining, emphasizing the often observed geogenic acidification after oxidation of pyrite. The volume has 25 chapters including a chapter with results of group discussions about the topics mentioned above and further problems that were identified during the meeting. The monograph gives a baseline of the state of science on the worldwide problem of geogenic acidification of lakes following human mining activities.1 Introduction.- 1 Natural and Anthropogenic Sulfuric Acidification of Lakes.- 2 Regional Geology of the Lignite Mining Districts in Eastern Germany.- 2 Limnological Case Studies on Acid Lakes.- 3 Chemical Characteristics of Water and Sediment in Acid Mining Lakes of the Lusatian Lignite District.- 4 In-Lake Neutralization of Acid Mine Lakes.- 5 Acid Generation and Metal Immobilization in the Vicinity of a Naturally Acidic Lake in CenlU