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Mine water quality deterioration due to acid mine drainage

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Water quality deterioration due to acid mine drainage is of concern in the northeastern coalfield of India as the water in this area is severely polluted. The mine drainage water emanating from various collieries are highly acidic in character and contain high hardness, sulphate, total dissolved solids and iron coupled with low pH values—which further results in contamination of trace (heavy) metals at significant levels. Trace metals are highly toxic and undesirable and are injurious to human health.

These acidic waters are also typically hard in character because of iron sulphate content rather than common Ca−Mg bicarbonate type hardness.

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Singh, G. Mine water quality deterioration due to acid mine drainage. International Journal of Mine Water 6, 49–61 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02498139

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