Solubilization of manganese and trace metals in soils affected by acid mine runoff
| Autor: | D. M. Heil, E. F. Kelly, Grant Cardon, C. H. Green, G. L. Butters |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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Environmental Engineering
chemistry.chemical_element Manganese Management Monitoring Policy and Law Mining Metals Heavy Soil Pollutants Water pollution Waste Management and Disposal Dissolution Water Science and Technology Environmental engineering Water Hydrogen-Ion Concentration Acid mine drainage Pollution Soil contamination chemistry Solubility Environmental chemistry Soil water Water quality Surface water Oxidation-Reduction Environmental Monitoring |
| Zdroj: | Journal of environmental quality. 32(4) |
| ISSN: | 0047-2425 |
| Popis: | Manganese solubility has become a primary concern in the soils and water supplies in the Alamosa River basin, Colorado due to both crop toxicity problems and concentrations that exceed water quality standards. Some of the land in this region has received inputs of acid and trace metals as a result of irrigation with water affected by acid mine drainage and naturally occurring acid mineral seeps. The release of Mn, Zn, Ni, and Cu following saturation with water was studied in four soils from the Alamosa River basin. Redox potentials decreased to values adequate for dissolution of Mn oxides within 24 h following saturation. Soluble Mn concentrations were increased to levels exceeding water quality standards within 84 h. Soluble concentrations of Zn and Ni correlated positively with Mn following reduction for all four soils studied. The correlation between Cu and Mn was significant for only one of the soils studied. The soluble concentrations of Zn and Ni were greater than predicted based on the content of each of these metals in the Mn oxide fraction only. Increases in total electrolyte concentration during reduction indicate that this may be the result of displacement of exchangeable metals by Mn following reductive dissolution of Mn oxides. |
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