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Stabilization and Management of Sulfate-Reducing Bioreactor Residues After Acid Mine Drainage Treatment

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Passive and semi-passive sulfate-reducing bioreactors (SRBRs) are attracting increasing attention worldwide for the treatment of contaminated mine effluents. This study focuses on the management of post-treatment residues from these bioreactors. The residues of two bioreactors with different medium compositions were studied after they were mixed with different alkaline amendments (25% biomass ash, 30% aluminum red mud, 10% lime kiln dust, or 15% hydroxyapatite). Weathering cell tests showed that aluminum red mud and Bedford lime kiln dust efficiently maintain the leachate at neutral pH (≥ 7.0) and immobilize some metals (Al, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn) in the post-treatment residues with average dissolved concentrations < 0.5 mg/L for all toxic metals, except for Mn, which are less than 3.2 mg/L. Column tests were also performed on the unamended post-treatment residues under unsaturated, saturated, and immersed conditions. The storage of the post-treatment SRBR residues under saturated and immersed conditions preserved the reducing conditions of the media and the neutrality of the leachate pH and also limited the leaching of metals retained by the bioreactor media.

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This research was supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (Grant RGPIN 2014–04794), the Canada Research Chair program (No. 950–232194), and CTRI (Rouyn-Noranda, Canada).

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  1. Institut National de La Recherche Scientifique (Centre Eau, Terre Et Environnement), Université du Québec, 490 rue de la Couronne, Quebec, QC, G1K 9A9, Canada

    Khalifa Lounate, Kristin K. Mueller, Guy Mercier & Jean-François Blais

  2. Institut de Recherche en Mines Et en Environnement, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, 445 boulevard de l’Université, Rouyn-Noranda, QC, J9X 5E4, Canada

    Lucie Coudert

  3. Agnico Eagle Mines Limited – CSD, 10 200, route de Preissac, Rouyn-Noranda, QC, J0Y 1C0, Canada

    Thomas Genty

  4. Department of Mineral Technology, College of Abitibi-Temiscamingue, 425 Boul. du College, Rouyn-Noranda, QC, J9X 5E5, Canada

    Robin Potvin

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Lounate, K., Mueller, K.K., Coudert, L. et al. Stabilization and Management of Sulfate-Reducing Bioreactor Residues After Acid Mine Drainage Treatment. Water Air Soil Pollut 232, 404 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-021-05325-7

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