Jacobs / Lehr / Testa Acid Mine Drainage, Rock Drainage, and Acid Sulfate Soils

Causes, Assessment, Prediction, Prevention, and Remediation
1. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-1-118-74924-1
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 504 Seiten, E-Book

Provides the tools needed to analyze and solve acid drainageproblems
Featuring contributions from leading experts in science andengineering, this book explores the complex biogeochemistry of acidmine drainage, rock drainage, and acid sulfate soils. It describeshow to predict, prevent, and remediate the environmental impact ofacid drainage and the oxidation of sulfides, offering the latestsampling and analytical methods. Moreover, readers will discovernew approaches for recovering valuable resources from acid minedrainage, including bioleaching.
Acid Mine Drainage, Rock Drainage, and Acid Sulfate Soilsreviews the most current findings in the field, offering newinsights into the underlying causes as well as new tools tominimize the harm of acid drainage:
* Part I: Causes of Acid Mine Drainage, Rock Drainage andSulfate Soils focuses on the biogeochemistry of aciddrainage in different environments.
* Part II: Assessment of Acid Mine Drainage, Rock Drainageand Sulfate Soils covers stream characterization, aquaticand biological sampling, evaluation of aquatic resources, and someunusual aspects of sulfide oxidation.
* Part III: Prediction and Prevention of AcidDrainage discusses acid-base accounting, kinetic testing,block modeling, petrology, and mineralogy studies. It also explainsrelevant policy and regulations.
* Part IV: Remediation of Acid Drainage, Rock Drainage andSulfate Soils examines both passive and active cleanupmethods to remediate acid drainage.
Case studies from a variety of geologic settings highlightvarious approaches to analyzing and solving acid drainage problems.Replete with helpful appendices and an extensive list of webresources, Acid Mine Drainage, Rock Drainage, and Acid SulfateSoils is recommended for mining engineers and scientists,regulatory officials, environmental scientists, land developers,and students.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jacobs, James A.

Lehr, Jay H.

Testa, Stephen M.

Über Autor(innen)

JAMES A. JACOBS is Chief Hydrogeologist of ClearwaterGroup in Point Richmond, California. He is a Fulbright SeniorScholar, having won four awards between 2003 and 2012. He iscoauthor of three other environmental books and has served as anexpert witness in a variety of resource and environmentalcontamination cases. He is an instructor for the University ofCalifornia, Berkeley Extension Program, teaching a class onsustainable remediation methods for soil and water.
JAY H. LEHR received a degree in geological engineeringfrom Princeton and a PhD in groundwater hydrology from theUniversity of Arizona. He is the coauthor of 30 books relating toenvironmental science and water supply. He edited the journalGroundwater for 25 years. He is currently the ScienceDirector of the Heartland Institute, a free market think tank inChicago, Illinois.
STEPHEN M. TESTA is currently the Executive Officer ofthe California State Mining and Geology Board and past president ofthe American Geosciences Institute, American Institute ofProfessional Geologists, American Association of PetroleumGeologists (Energy Minerals Division), and Los Angeles BasinGeological Society. Mr. Testa was a consultant for over 30 yearsand served as an instructor at the University of SouthernCalifornia and California State University, Fullerton.