00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.867197 CaOODSP 20241203113645 cr ||||||||||| 190117s2003 onc #ot f|0| 0 eng d CaOODSP eng eng fre n-cn--- En13-5/03-173E-PDF Ptacek, Carol Jane, 1959- Transport of metals from mine tailings impoundments and release to surface waters [electronic resource] : final report : May 31, 2002, TSRI project number 192 / Carol J. Ptacek and David W. Blowes. [Burlington, Ont.] : Environment Canada, [2003] 41 p. : figures. NWRI contribution ; no. 03-173 Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada]. Includes bibliographic references. "There are over 10,000 abandoned mine sites in Canada which have the potential to release unacceptable concentrations of metals to groundwater and surface waters for many decades to centuries after mining activities cease. When mine wastes are exposed to the atmosphere, the sulfide minerals in the waste oxidize and release acid and metals to the environment. The release can take place over several decades to many centuries. The timing and duration of peak discharges vary from site to site, depending on the rate and extent of sulfide oxidation, acid neutralization, metal attenuation and release reactions, the groundwater velocity and length of the groundwater flow path. Many oxyanion forming elements such as arsenic, behave quite differently than cation-forming metals, because of their higher mobility under near-neutral pH conditions. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the geochemical, hydrogeological and microbiological mechanisms controlling the long-term release of (H+), sulfate (S04), aluminum (Al), arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), cobalt (Co), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), lead (Pb), manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni) and zinc (Zn) from mine waste sites"--Abstract. Abstracts in French and English. gccst Geochemistry gccst Mining industry gccst Groundwater Blowes, David, 1956- Canada. Environment Canada. National Water Research Institute (Canada) NWRI contribution ; no. 03-173. (CaOODSP)9.844121 PDF 2.39 MB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2019/eccc/En13-5-03-173-eng.pdf