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Characteristics of Water Contamination and Precipitates of Acid Mine Drainage, Bongyang Abandoned Coal Mine, Danyang, Chungbuk Province with Emphasis on Fe and Al behaviors

충북 단양 봉양폐탄광 산성광산배수의 수질오염과 침전물의 특성: 철, 알루미늄의 거동을 중심으로

Chang Oh Choo1
,
Jin Kook Lee2*
추 창오1
,
이 진국2*
1Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Andong National University, Research Professor
2Department of Geology, Kyungpook National University, Adjunct Professor
1안동대학교 지구환경과학과, 연구교수
2경북대학과 지질학과, 외래교수
* Corresponding Author
30 June 2019. pp. 163-183
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Abstract

We investigated acid mine drainage (AMD) of Bongyang abandoned coal mine, Danyang, Chungbuk Province with emphasis on geochemical contaminants in AMD and precipitates using chemical analyses, XRD, SEM, IR, and 27Al NMR. Water chemistry changes with pH and oversaturation of chemical species. According to calculation of saturation index, the AMD is saturated with various Fe, Al minerals. Orange or orcher precipitates are composed of schwertmannite and goethite, associated with Leptothrix orchracea bacteria, whereas whitish precipitates are composed mostly of alumimous minerals such as basaluminite with poor crystallinity. The whitish precipitates include trace Al13-Tridecamer. It is important to control the precipitation and solubility of aluminous species for ensuring remediation and control for the AMD discharged from the Bongyang abandoned coal mine.

Keywords
Bongyang abandoned coal mine
schwertmannite
basaluminite
Leptothrix orchracea
Al13-Tridecamer

충청북도 단양 월악산국립공원 상류지역의 봉양폐탄광으로부터 발생하는 산성광산배수의 오염 특징과 침전물의 특성을 수질화학분석, XRD, 주사전자현미경(SEM), 적외선분광분석(IR), 핵자기공명분석(27Al NMR)을 이용하여 연구하였다. 수질은 pH와 용존이온의 침전에 따라서 변화하며, 포화지수 계산 결과 철, 알루미늄 광물종이 다수 과포화되어 있다. 오렌지색 침전물은 슈베르트마나이트와 침철석으로 구성되며, Leptothrix orchracea 박테리아가 생장한다. 백색 내지 회백색의 침전물은 대부분 독성이 강한 알루미늄 계열이 주를 이루는데, 배스알루미나이트는 결정도가 매우 낮다. 이 백색질 알루미늄광물에서는 소량의 Al-중합체 Al13-Tridecamer가 확인된다. 봉양폐탄광의 산성광산배수를 저감, 제어하기 위해서는 무엇보다 함알루미늄 광물의 침전과 용해도를 조절하는 것이 중요하다.

키워드
봉양폐탄광
슈베르트마나이트
배스알루미나이트
Leptothrix orchracea
Al-중합체 Al13-Tridecamer
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  • Publisher :Korean Society of Engineering Geology
  • Publisher(Ko) :대한지질공학회
  • Journal Title :The Journal of Engineering Geology
  • Journal Title(Ko) :지질공학
  • Volume : 29
  • No :2
  • Pages :163-183
  • Received Date : 2019-06-19
  • Revised Date : 2019-06-24
  • Accepted Date : 2019-06-26
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.9720/kseg.2019.2.163
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