The Laurel Run acid mine drainage renovation demonstration facility: an evaluation

Technical Report · Thu Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:6930652

Sharpe, W E; Vanagel, M A; Sherwin, L S

An acid mine drainage treatment demonstration facility was constructed to treat discharges from a small drift coal mine. Acid drainage was stored in a small impoundment, and used to irrigate a limed 0.23 hectare natural hardwood forest plot at 11.4 cm/week. Appreciable iron and sulfate removed and a decrease in specific conductance occurred in the storage pond. Gravity flow irrigation of the plot further improved mine discharge water quality, but pH improvement was minimal and sulfate and aluminum levels remained high in shallow groundwater samples taken. The success of this demonstration facility was limited by the acidic poorly-drained soils used for irrigation. Plot tree mortality increased during the demonstration study.

• Research Organization: Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park (USA). Inst. for Research on Land and Water Resources
• OSTI ID: 6930652
• Report Number(s): PB-83-108621
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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