The Hydrogeochemical Study on the Passive Treatment System of the Dalseong Mine

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The Hydrogeochemical Study on the Passive Treatment System of the Dalseong Mine 달성광산의 자연정화처리시스템에 대한 수리지구화학적 특성 연구: 이우춘·김성희·이병태·이상호·김경웅·심연식·박현성·김순오
Woo-Chun Lee, Seong-Hee Kim, Byung-Tae Lee, Sang-Ho Lee, Kyoung-Woong Kim, Yon-Sik Shim, Hyun-Sung Park and Soon-Oh Kim

28 February 2013. pp. 56-69

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Abstract

This study was conducted to assess the passive treatment process of the acid mine drainage originated from Dalseong mine. The properties of mine drainage between prior to and after the treatment process were compared using a variety of hydrogeochemical methods including field investigation, chemical and instrumental analyses, mineralogical observation, calculation of pollutant loading, correlation analysis, and property-property evaluation. The dissolved iron in the mine drainage was oxidized into the iron (oxyhydro)oxides and removed by the process. In addition, most of Cu was sequestrated by the process, but 40% of Zn was not removed and discharged into the nearby stream. At a confluence with stream water, most of contaminants were removed by various chemical reactions such as oxidation, adsorption, precipitation, and coprecipitation, and finally the concentration and loading of pollutants significantly decreased with increase in distance from the confluence.

Keywords

Dalseong mine

Mine drainage

Passive treatment system

Hydrogeochemical assessment

본 연구는 달성광산 광산배수의 자연정화처리시스템을 평가하기 위하여 수행되었다. 이를 위하여 현장조사와 이화학·광물학적 분석, 오염부하량 산정, 상관성 및 특성-특성도 분석 등의 다양한 수리지구화학적 기법을 이용하여 처리 전후의 광산배수 수질 특성을 비교하였다. 광산 배수 내 존재하던 용존 철은 처리시스템을 통해 산화물 형태로 제거되었으며, 구리는 수착반응에 의해 제거되었지만 아연은 40% 정도가 제거되어지지 않고 인근 하천으로 방류되는 것을 확인하였다. 처리수와 하천수의 혼합지점에서는 산화, 흡착, 침전, 그리고 공침 등의 다양한 화학반응으로 인하여 대부분의 오염물질들이 저감되는 것으로 나타났고 하류수계로 갈수록 오염물질의 농도와 오염부하량이 감소하는 것을 확인하였다.

키워드

달성광산

광산배수

자연정화처리시스템

수리지구화학적 평가

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Publisher :The Korean Society of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineers
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Journal Title :Journal of the Korean Society of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineers
Journal Title(Ko) :한국자원공학회지
Volume : 50
No :1
Pages :56-69
DOI :https://doi.org/10.12972/ksmer.2013.50.1.056

[1] An, J.M., Lee, H.J., Park, I.S., Kim, K.H. and Choi, S.I., 2010, “A study of Fe removal efficiency of acid mine drainage by physico-chemical treatment,” Journal of The Korean Society for Geosystem Engineering, Vol. 47, No. 4, pp. 530-538.

[2] An, J.M., Yim, G.J., Jung, J.W., Ji, S.W., Chenong, Y.W., Park, H.S. and Choi, S.I., 2011. “Applicable effectiveness of organic mixtures for treatment of acid mine drainage in SAPS,” Journal of The Korean Society for Geosystem Engineering, Vol. 48, No. 1, pp. 34-44.

[3] Boyle, E.A., Edmond, J.M. and Sholkovitz, E.R., 1977, “The mechanisms of iron removal in estuaries,” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta., Vol. 41, No 9, pp. 1313-1324.

[4] Broshears, R.E., Runkel, R.L., Kimball, B.A., Mcknight, D.M. and Bencala, K.E., 1996, “Reactive solute transport in an acidic stream: Experimental pH increase and Simulation of contraols on pH, Sluminum, and Iron,” Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 30, No. 10, pp. 3016-3024.

[5] Bullen, T.D., Krabbenhoft, D.P. and Kendall, C., 1996, “Kinetic and mineralogic controls on the evolution of groundwater chemistry and ⁸⁷Sr/⁸⁶Sr in a sandy silicate aquifer, northern wisconsin, USA,” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta., Vol. 60, No. 10, pp. 1807-1821.

[6] Cheong, Y.W., Min, J.S., Lee, H.J. and Kwon, K.W., 1997, “A treatment of acid mine drainage using the rice stalk and cow manure,” Journal of the Korean Society of Groundwater Environment, Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 116-121.

[7] Choo, C.O., Jeong, G.C. and Lee, J. K., 2007, “Characteristics of the Dalseong acid mine drainage and the role of schwertmannite,” The Korean Journal of Engineering Geology, Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 187-196.

[8] Hans, C.C., 1983, “Sources and mechanisms of recharge for ground water in the west-central amargosa desert, Nevada-a geochemical interpretation,” U.S. Geological Survey, pp. 83-542.

[9] Jeong, G.Y. and Lee, B.Y., 2003, “Secondary mineralogy and microtextures of weathered sulfides and manganoan carbonates in mine waste-rock dumps, with implications for heavy-metal fixation,” American Mineralogist, Vol. 88, pp. 1933-1942.

[10] Jung, M.C. and Jung, M.Y., 2006, “Evaluation and management method of environmental contamination from abandoned metal mines in Korea,” Journal of The Korean Society for Geosystem Engineering, Vol. 43, No. 5, pp. 383-394.

[11] Kim, A.Y., Ko, M.S., Kim, J.Y., Kim, K.W., Bang, S., Sim, Y. and Park, H.S., 2011, “Removal technology for arsenic in mine drainage with the consideration of its geochemical characteristics,” Journal of The Korean Society for Geosystem Engineering, Vol. 48, No. 2, pp. 145-154.

[12] Kim, D.H., 2005, “Then main contents of mine pollution prevention and reclamation law,” Journal of The Korean Society for Geosystem Engineering, Vol. 43, No. 1, pp. 91-96.

[13] Kim, G.M., Kim, D.H. and Baek, H., 2012, “Evaluation of rice wine waste as substrate for use in acid mine drainage treatment,” Journal of The Korean Society for Geosystem Engineering, Vol. 49, No. 1, pp. 18-25.

[14] Kim, J.Y., Chon, H.T. and Jung, M.C., 1999, “Assessment of applicability of marine shells as neutralizer for the treatment of acid mine drainage,” Journal of The Korean Society for Geosystem Engineering, Vol. 36, No. 5, pp. 319-327.

[15] Kimball, B.A. and Runkel, R.L., 2010, “Evaluating remediation alternatives for mine drainage, Little Cottonwood Creek, Utah, USA,” Environmental Earth Sciences, Vol. 60, pp. 1021-1036.

[16] Lee, J.E., Kim, Y. and Choo, C.O., 2003, “Hydrogeochemistry and comparison of leachate and effluent from the Dalsung mine,” Journal of the Geological Society of Korea, Vol. 39, No. 4, pp. 519-533.

[17] Liu, Y.G., Zhou, M., Zeng, G.M., Li, X., Xu, W.H. and Fan, T., 2007, “Effect of solids concentration on removal of heavy metals from mine tailings via bioleaching,” Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol. 141, No. 1, 202-208.

[18] Maurice, R.J., 1981, “Discussion of trace metals in the waters of a partially-mixed estuary,” Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 251-266.

[19] Morin, G. and Calas, G., 2006, “Arsenic in soils, mine tailings, and former industrial sites,” Elements, Vol. 2, 97-101.

[20] Rodríguez, L., Ruiz, E., Alonso, A.J. and Rincón, J., 2009, “Heavy metal distribution and chemical speciation in tailings and soils around a Pb-Zn mine in Spain,” Journal of Environmental Management, Vol. 90, No. 2, pp. 1106-1116.

[21] Runkel, R.L., Kimball, B.A., Walton-day, K., Verplanck, P.L. and Broshears, R.E., 2012, “Evaluating remedial alternatives for an acid mine drainage stream: a model post audit,” Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 46, pp. 340-347.

[22] Smedley, P.L. and Kinniburgh, D.G., 2002, “A review of the source, behaviour and distribution of arsenic in natural waters,” Applied Geochemistry, Vol. 17, No. 5, pp. 517-568.

[23] Ure, A.M., 1995, Method of analysis for heavy metals in soils, 2nd Ed., Chapman and Hall, Glasgow, pp. 55–68.

[24] Wang, S. and Mulligan, C.N., 2006, “Occurrence of arsenic contamination in Canada: Sources, behavior and distribution,” The Science of the Total Environment, Vol. 366, pp. 701-721.

[25] Yoo, K., Jeong, J., Sohn, J.S. and Lee, J.C., 2006, “Application of sulfate-reducing bacteria for treatment of mine drainage,” Journal of The Korean Society for Geosystem Engineering, Vol. 43, No. 2, pp. 160-167.

[26] Yu, J.Y., Heo, B., Choi, I.K., Cho, J.P. and Chang, H.W., 1999, “Apparent solubilities of schwertmannite and ferrihydrite in natural stream waters polluted by mine drainage,” Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta., Vol 63, No. 19/20, pp. 3407-3416.

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