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Application of a Novel Amendment for the Remediation of Mercury Mine Sites with Hydrologic Controls.

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العنوان: Application of a Novel Amendment for the Remediation of Mercury Mine Sites with Hydrologic Controls.
المؤلفون: McCord, Stephen, Reller, Gregory, Miller, Jon, Pingree, Kim
المصدر: Hydrology (2306-5338); Jul2023, Vol. 10 Issue 7, p155, 12p
مصطلحات موضوعية: HAZARDOUS substances, ABANDONED mines, MERCURY, LEACHATE, EROSION
مستخلص: MercLokTM P-640 (MercLok) is a proprietary product developed by Albemarle as a mercury (Hg) treatment technology. MercLok captures mercury and sequesters it for a long period under ambient environmental conditions. For this project, MercLok was applied to Hg-contaminated calcines at two abandoned Hg mine sites in northern California to evaluate its efficacy in rendering such contaminated materials less hazardous and thereby reducing remediation project costs. The first application (Site 1) consisted of two calcines amended with MercLok in isolated reactor buckets under two hydrologic remediation approaches ("repository cap" and "reactive barrier") while exposed to ambient environmental conditions. Non-amended and amended calcines and their leachates were analyzed for Hg content and related conditions during a five-month study period, demonstrating >95% reduction in leachable Hg. The second application (Site 2) involved full-scale site remediation with the application of both approaches and additional hydrologic controls to minimize run-on, erosion, and runoff. Confirmation sampling and subsequent observations indicate that the amendments and hydrologic controls effectively stabilized the site and minimized Hg releases. These application projects demonstrate the efficacy of MercLok as a component of hydrologic controls for treating Hg-contaminated material to achieve long-term mine site remediation objectives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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قاعدة البيانات: Complementary Index
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تدمد:23065338
DOI:10.3390/hydrology10070155