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Title: Remediation of acid mine drainage with sulfate reducing bacteria

Journal Article · · Journal of Chemical Education
OSTI ID:21150624
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  1. Assumption College, Worcester, MA (USA)

Sulfate reducing bacteria have been shown to be effective at treating acid mine drainage through sulfide production and subsequent precipitation of metal sulfides. In this laboratory experiment for undergraduate environmental chemistry courses, students design and implement a set of bioreactors to remediate acid mine drainage and explain observed changes in dissolved metal concentrations and pH. Using synthetic acid mine drainage and combinations of inputs, students monitor their bioreactors for decreases in dissolved copper and iron concentrations.

OSTI ID:
21150624
Journal Information:
Journal of Chemical Education, Vol. 86, Issue 2; ISSN 0021-9584
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English