Use of Cellulosic Substrates for the Microbial Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage
G. Béchard, H. Yamazaki, W. Douglas Gould, P. Bedard
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Abstract
A mixed aerobic-anaerobic microbial treatment process was developed previously for acid mine drainage (AMD) using straw as a substrate. The process was effective only if AMD was supplemented with sucrose. The present study was conducted to determine which, if any, of three cellulosic materials could sustain the microbial treatment of AMD without the addition of a sucrose amendment and to determine the effect of the retention time on the performance of the reactorsThe performance of small reactors that treated simulated AMD in the continuous mode was evaluated using alfalfa (Medicaga sativa L.) hay, timothy (Phleum pratense L.) hay, and straw with a 5-d retention time
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- Journal of Environmental Quality
- Year
- 1994