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Accomplishments
DESCRIPTIONS, ACCOMPLISHMENTS, AND FUTURE DIRECTION
This section describes accomplishments of the Mine Waste Technology Program (MWTP) and includes project descriptions, major project accomplishments during 2005, and future project direction.
The following sections describe each MWTP project that was active during
2005. The projects are categorized by the primary issue addressed. Issues
addressed by projects in 2005 included: Source Control; Sustainability;
Acid Drainage/Water Treatment; Trace Metal Removal; Pit Lakes; Modeling;
Cyanide Destruction; and Miscellaneous Activities.
- Source Control
- Sustainability
- Acidic/Heavy Metal-Tolerant Plant Cultivars Demonstration, Anaconda Smelter Superfund Site
- Sustainability of Substrates in Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria Bioreactors
- Visualization of In-Situ Douglas Fir Roots and Ectomycorrhizae in the Context of Phyto Remediation of Acid Mine Wastes
- Use of Biomonitors for Studying Contamination in Residential Areas and Efficacy of Remediation
- Acid Drainage/Water Treatment
- Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria Demonstration
- Integrated Passive Biological Treatment Process Demonstration
- Physical Solutions for Acid Mine Drainage at Remote Sites
- Passive Treatment Technologies for Reducing Metal Loading
- Modified Ferrihydrite for Enhanced Removal of Heavy Metals from MineWastewater
- Dual Ecosystem Enhancement: In-Situ Pitlake Remediation by Slag-Silicate Addition
- Trace Metal Removal
- Pit Lakes
- Modeling
- Cyanide Destruction
- Miscellaneous Activities