Evaluation of Effectiveness of Fly Ash in Fixing Metals Within and Controlling Leachate Contamination from Tailings Ponds.

Sonderegger-JL; Donovam-JJ

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Western, calcium-rich fly ash was used as a tailings amendment in laboratory studies with pyrite, galena, and tailings from a complex sulfide deposit. The base buffering capacity of the fly ash reduced dissolved heavy metal content up to three orders of magnitude. When used in this manner, with a 10 wt-pct fly ash amendment per unit weight of pyrite in the tailings, at least a three order of magnitude reduction in quantity of heavy metals leached through the tailings and into local ground and surface water systems can be expected.

19820101

CP; Final Contract Report;

1982

OFR 57-83

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Montana College