Physico-chemical and elemental investigation of aqueous leaching of high sulfur coal and mine overburden from Ledo coalfield of Northeast India

Abstract Acid mine drainage (AMD) is one of the major problems in high sulfur coal mining areas generating acidic water. The acidic mine water generated contain hazardous elements in varying concentrations. The Northeastern Indian coalfield produces considerable amounts of AMD. The AMD and metal lea...

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Main Authors: Madhulika Dutta, Puja Khare, Sanchita Chakravarty, Durlov Saikia, Binoy K. Saikia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-07-01
Series:International Journal of Coal Science & Technology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40789-018-0210-9