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Assessment of Metal Contamination in the Mine Water of the West Bokaro Coalfield, India

Bewertung der Metallkontamination von Grubenwässern im Kohlenrevier von West Bokaro, Indien

Relevamiento de la contaminación por metales en el agua de mina del área carbonífera West Bokaro, India

煤田(印度)矿坑水金属污染评价

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Abstract

This study was carried out in the West Bokaro coalfield area of the Jharkhand state of India to assess water quality for drinking and domestic purposes. Thirty mine water samples were collected from opencast and underground mines, and concentrations of Al, As, Ba, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Se, and Zn were determined using ICP-MS. Spatial distribution maps were prepared using GIS software so that the quality of the mine water could be easily understood. Metal concentrations were higher in the pre-monsoon season than in the post-monsoon season, irrespective of location, but there were more significant seasonal variations in the opencast mine water than in the underground mine water. The concentrations of Al, Ba, Fe, Mn, and Ni exceeded the desirable as well as the permissible drinking water limits in both seasons. The quality of the surface water as well as the groundwater in the region may be adversely affected by the high metal concentrations in this mine water.

Zusammenfassung

Die Studie wurde im Kohlerevier von West Bokaro, Provinz Jharkhand, Indien mit dem Ziel durchgeführt, die Eignung von Wässern für eine häusliche bzw. Trinkwassernutzung zu bewerten. 30 Grubenwasserproben aus Tagebau- und Tiefbaugruben wurden mittels ICP-MS auf ihre Konzentrationen an Al, As, Ba, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Se und Zn untersucht. Zur besseren Interpretation der Wasserqualitäten wurden Verteilungskarten mittels GIS erstellt. Es zeigte sich, dass die Metallkonzentrationen in der Vormonsun-Saison generell höher waren als in der Nachmonsun-Periode, wobei die saisonalen Unterschiede bei den Tagebauwässern höher ausfielen als bei den aus Tiefbaugruben stammenden Proben. Die Konzentrationen von Al, Ba, Fe, Mn und Ni überstiegen die Trinkwassergrenzwerte in beiden Jahreszeiten. Sowohl die Oberflächenwasser- als auch die Grundwasserqualität in der Region kann durch die hohen Metallkonzentrationen dieser Grubenwässer nachteilig beeinflusst werden.

Resumen

Este estudio fue realizado en el área carbonífera West Bokaro del estado Jharkhand de la India para relevar la calidad de agua para consumo y usos domésticos. Se colectaron 30 muestras de agua de mina desde minas a cielo abierto y subterráneas y en ellas se determinaron las concentraciones de Al, As, Ba, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Se y Zn usando ICP-MS. Los mapas de distribución espacial fueron preparadas usando software GIS de modo que la calidad del agua de mina fuera fácilmente interpretada. Las concentraciones de metales fueron mayores en la estación pre-monsónica que en la estación post-monsónica, independientemente de la localización, pero hubo más variaciones significativas en el agua de minas a cielo abierto que en el agua de minas subterráneas. Las concentraciones de Al, Ba, Fe, Mn y Ni excedieron los límites deseables y permitidos para el agua de consumo en ambas estaciones. La calidad del agua superficial así como la del agua subterránea en la región puede verse afectada negativamente por las altas concentraciones de metales enel agua de mina.

抽象

茅口灰岩富水岩溶发育是众多南方诸多煤矿突水的重要原因。基于渗流-应力耦合与强度拆减法分析了防水煤岩柱稳定性,建立防水煤岩柱安全因子(FOS)。在工程实践基础上提出防水煤岩柱宽度标准,防水煤岩柱宽度应考虑爆炸孔深度和爆炸影响深度,安全因子(FOS)达1.5。当强度拆减因子增大时,有效防水煤岩柱宽度减小,防水煤岩柱渗透性和突水性同时增加。湖南七一煤矿“4·16”突水事故模拟结果显示,大巷回采仅保留3m宽防水煤岩柱不足以抵抗4MPa水压是引发突水事故主要原因.

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Acknowledgements

The authors thank the Director, Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research, Dhanbad for providing research facilities and Professor D. C. Panigarhi, Director of the Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) for his kind support. One of the authors (Ashwani Kumar Tiwari) received financial support from the ISM/MHRD/Government of India. Our hearty thanks to Dr. Abhay Kumar Singh, Principal Scientist at the Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research, for his support and encouragement, and the editor and anonymous reviewers for their valuable suggestions on how to improve the manuscript.

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    Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, Prasoon Kumar Singh & Mukesh Kumar Mahato

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Concentration contour showing spatial distribution for Mn in the mine water throughout the study area in the pre-monsoon season (PDF 371 KB)

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Tiwari, A.K., Singh, P.K. & Mahato, M.K. Assessment of Metal Contamination in the Mine Water of the West Bokaro Coalfield, India. Mine Water Environ 36, 532–541 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10230-017-0440-x

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