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Acidic Mining Lakes

Acid Mine Drainage, Limnology and Reclamation

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  • © 1998

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Editors:
  1. Walter Geller

    1. Dept. Inland Water Research, UFZ Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle plc, Magdeburg, Germany

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  2. Helmut Klapper

    1. Dept. Inland Water Research, UFZ Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle plc, Magdeburg, Germany

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  3. Wim Salomons

    1. GKSS Research Centre, Geesthacht, Germany

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  • Basic information on a universal problem * Remediation of an extreme environment

Part of the book series: Environmental Science and Engineering (ESE)

Part of the book sub series: Environmental Science (ENVSCIENCE)

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XV
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  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Natural and Anthropogenic Sulfuric Acidification of Lakes

      • W. Geller, H. Klapper, M. Schultze
      Pages 3-14

    3. Regional Geology of the Lignite Mining Districts in Eastern Germany

      • P. Schreck, W. Glässer
      Pages 15-21

  3. Limnological Case Studies on Acid Lakes

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 23-23
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    2. Chemical Characteristics of Water and Sediment in Acid Mining Lakes of the Lusatian Lignite District

      • K. Friese, M. Hupfer, M. Schultze
      Pages 25-45

    3. In-Lake Neutralization of Acid Mine Lakes

      • A. Peine, S. Peiffer
      Pages 47-63

    4. Acid Generation and Metal Immobilization in the Vicinity of a Naturally Acidic Lake in Central Yukon Territory, Canada

      • Y. T. J. Kwong, J. R. Lawrence
      Pages 65-86

    5. Geochemical Behaviour of Submerged Pyrite-Rich Tailings in Canadian Lakes

      • T. F. Pedersen, J. J. McNee, D. H. Flather, B. Mueller, C. A. Pelletier
      Pages 87-125

    6. Phytoplankton Composition and Biomass Spectra Created by Flow Cytometry and Zooplankton Composition in Mining Lakes of Different States of Acidification

      • C. E. W. Steinberg, H. Schäfer, J. Tittel, W. Beisker
      Pages 127-145

    7. Ecological Potentials for Planktonic Development and Food Web Interactions in Extremely Acidic Mining Lakes in Lusatia

      • B. Nixdorf, K. Wollmann, R. Deneke
      Pages 147-167

    8. Colonization and Development of Vegetation in Mining Lakes of the Lusatian Lignite Area Depending on Water Genesis

      • W. Pietsch
      Pages 169-193

  5. Remediation Concepts and Case Studies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 267-267
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    2. Microbial Processes for Potential in Situ Remediation of Acidic Lakes

      • K. Wendt-Potthoff, T. R. Neu
      Pages 269-284

    3. Biological Abatement of Acid Mine Drainage: The Role of Acidophilic Protozoa and Other Indigenous Microflora

      • D. B. Johnson
      Pages 285-301
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Acidification is a universal problem at all mining sites in which oxygenated water comes in contact with sulfide minerals or other reduced sulfur compounds. An International Workshop was held in September 1995 at the Department for Inland Water Research of the UFZ-Centre for Environmental Research in Magdeburg on the limnology of lakes created by open-cast lignite mining, emphasizing the often observed geogenic acidification after oxidation of pyrite. The volume has 25 chapters including a chapter with results of group discussions about the topics mentioned above and further problems that were identified during the meeting. The monograph gives a baseline of the state of science on the worldwide problem of geogenic acidification of lakes following human mining activities.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Dept. Inland Water Research, UFZ Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig-Halle plc, Magdeburg, Germany

    Walter Geller, Helmut Klapper

  • GKSS Research Centre, Geesthacht, Germany

    Wim Salomons

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