Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publisher
International Mine Water Association
Faculty
Faculty of Computing, Health and Science
School
School of Natural Sciences / Centre for Ecosystem Management
RAS ID
12797
Abstract
Bacterial sulfate reduction-based bioremediation was trialled in an acidic pit lake, divided into two sections by an earth wall. Sewage and green waste was added to the smallest section, while the other was kept untreated as a control. Bioremediation initially increased the pH of the hypolimnion of the treatment lake but after 12 months the pH suddenly returned to pre-treatment levels. This proved to be only temporary and pH bounced quickly back to previous highs. The pH decreases appeared to be associated with heavy rainfall events. These rainfall events affected the bioremediation by mixing the lake and increasing acidity inputs from the catchment.
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free_to_read
Comments
This is an Author's Accepted Manuscript of: Radhakrishnan, N. K., Mccullough, C. D., & Lund, M. A. (2011). Potential of sewage and green waste for acidic pit lake bioremediation. Paper presented at the International Mine Water Conference. Aachen, Germany. Available here