IMPACT OF ADDITIONALS CONTAMINANTS DUE TO ACID MINE DRAINAGE IN TRIBUTARIES OF THE PILCOMAYO RIVER FROM CERRO RICO, POTOSÍ, BOLIVIA
Intensive mining and processing of the polymetallic sulfide ore body of Cerro Rico de Potosí (Bolivia) has occurred since 1545. To further investigate acid mine drainage (AMD) discharges and their link to downstream contamination, data were gathered during two sampling events during the most extreme...
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| author | William H.J. Strosnider Freddy S. Llanos Cristina E. Marcillo Ruben R. Callapa Robert W. Nairn |
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| description | Intensive mining and processing of the polymetallic sulfide ore body of Cerro Rico de Potosí (Bolivia) has occurred since 1545. To further investigate acid mine drainage (AMD) discharges and their link to downstream contamination, data were gathered during two sampling events during the most extreme periods of the dry and wet seasons of one year. Concentrations of Ag, B, Ba, Mo, Sb, Se, Sn and V in AMD and receiving streams were greater than Bolivian discharge limits and receiving water body guidelines as well as international agricultural use standards. High concentrations of rare earth metals have been documented in this area. Results indicate that contamination from mining has a larger scope than previously thought and underscore the importance of remediation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-86ea9474770d479096b265fb0ee92b042022-12-22T00:08:42ZspaExecutive Business SchoolAvances en Ciencias e Ingeniería0718-87062014-09-0153117IMPACT OF ADDITIONALS CONTAMINANTS DUE TO ACID MINE DRAINAGE IN TRIBUTARIES OF THE PILCOMAYO RIVER FROM CERRO RICO, POTOSÍ, BOLIVIAWilliam H.J. Strosnider0Freddy S. Llanos1Cristina E. Marcillo2Ruben R. Callapa3Robert W. Nairn4Saint Francis University, Center for Watershed Research & Service, 118 Evergreen Drive, Loretto, PA, 15940 U.S.A.Universidad Autónoma “Tomás Frías”, Departamento de Ingeniería de Minas, Ciudad de Potosí, Potosí - BoliviaSaint Francis University, Center for Watershed Research & Service, 118 Evergreen Drive, Loretto, PA, 15940 U.S.A.Universidad Autónoma “Tomás Frías”, Departamento de Ingeniería de Minas, Ciudad de Potosí, Potosí - BoliviaUniversity of Oklahoma, 334 Carson Engineering Center, 202 W. Boyd Street, Norman, OK, 73019, U.S.A.Intensive mining and processing of the polymetallic sulfide ore body of Cerro Rico de Potosí (Bolivia) has occurred since 1545. To further investigate acid mine drainage (AMD) discharges and their link to downstream contamination, data were gathered during two sampling events during the most extreme periods of the dry and wet seasons of one year. Concentrations of Ag, B, Ba, Mo, Sb, Se, Sn and V in AMD and receiving streams were greater than Bolivian discharge limits and receiving water body guidelines as well as international agricultural use standards. High concentrations of rare earth metals have been documented in this area. Results indicate that contamination from mining has a larger scope than previously thought and underscore the importance of remediation.http://www.exeedu.com/publishing.cl/inicio.php?lnk=ctnd&id=304aqueous geochemistryacid rock drainageacid mine drainageenvironmental pollution |
| spellingShingle | William H.J. Strosnider Freddy S. Llanos Cristina E. Marcillo Ruben R. Callapa Robert W. Nairn IMPACT OF ADDITIONALS CONTAMINANTS DUE TO ACID MINE DRAINAGE IN TRIBUTARIES OF THE PILCOMAYO RIVER FROM CERRO RICO, POTOSÍ, BOLIVIA Avances en Ciencias e Ingeniería aqueous geochemistry acid rock drainage acid mine drainage environmental pollution |
| title | IMPACT OF ADDITIONALS CONTAMINANTS DUE TO ACID MINE DRAINAGE IN TRIBUTARIES OF THE PILCOMAYO RIVER FROM CERRO RICO, POTOSÍ, BOLIVIA |
| title_full | IMPACT OF ADDITIONALS CONTAMINANTS DUE TO ACID MINE DRAINAGE IN TRIBUTARIES OF THE PILCOMAYO RIVER FROM CERRO RICO, POTOSÍ, BOLIVIA |
| title_fullStr | IMPACT OF ADDITIONALS CONTAMINANTS DUE TO ACID MINE DRAINAGE IN TRIBUTARIES OF THE PILCOMAYO RIVER FROM CERRO RICO, POTOSÍ, BOLIVIA |
| title_full_unstemmed | IMPACT OF ADDITIONALS CONTAMINANTS DUE TO ACID MINE DRAINAGE IN TRIBUTARIES OF THE PILCOMAYO RIVER FROM CERRO RICO, POTOSÍ, BOLIVIA |
| title_short | IMPACT OF ADDITIONALS CONTAMINANTS DUE TO ACID MINE DRAINAGE IN TRIBUTARIES OF THE PILCOMAYO RIVER FROM CERRO RICO, POTOSÍ, BOLIVIA |
| title_sort | impact of additionals contaminants due to acid mine drainage in tributaries of the pilcomayo river from cerro rico potosi bolivia |
| topic | aqueous geochemistry acid rock drainage acid mine drainage environmental pollution |
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