Effects of a reactive barrier and aquifer geology on metal distribution and mobility in a mine drainage impacted aquifer / by Doerr, N., Ptacek C. J., and Blowes, D. W.: En13-5/04-159E-PDF
"The Nickel Rim aquifer has been impacted for five decades by a metal-rich plume generated from the Nickel Rim mine tailings impoundment. Metals released by the oxidation of pyrrhotite in the unsaturated zone of the tailings migrate into the downgradient aquifer, affecting both the groundwater and the aquifer solids. A reactive barrier has been installed in the aquifer to remove sulfate and metals from the groundwater. The effect of the reactive barrier on metal concentrations in the aquifer solids has not previously been studied, nor have other controls on metal distribution in the solid phase. In this study, a range of chemical extraction methods was applied to cores of aquifer sediment, to ascertain the distribution of metals among various solid phases present in the aquifer solids"--Abstract.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Environment Canada. National Water Research Institute (Canada) |
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| Title | Effects of a reactive barrier and aquifer geology on metal distribution and mobility in a mine drainage impacted aquifer / by Doerr, N., Ptacek C. J., and Blowes, D. W. |
| Series title | NWRI contribution ; 04-159 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada]. Title from cover. Reprinted from the Journal of Contaminant Hydrology 78 (2005) 1-25. Includes bibliographic references. Includes abstract in French. |
| Publishing information | [Burlington, Ontario] : Environment Canada, Water Science and Technology Directorate = Environnement Canada, Direction générale des sciences et de la technologie, eau, [2004] |
| Author / Contributor | Doerr, Nora A., author. Ptacek, Carol Jane, 1959- author. Blowes, David, 1956- author. |
| Description | 1 online resource (25 pages) |
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| Subject terms | Groundwater Mining industry Water management |
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