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Acid Mine (or Acid Rock) Drainage

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After performing this experiment, the student shall be able to:

  • Understand key interactions between metal sulfides and their natural surroundings.

  • Mimic mine tailings and observe their oxidation by different species.

  • Test the role of Fe(III) as a natural oxidizer.

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  1. Mexican Microscale Chemistry Center, Dept. of Chemical and Engineering Sciences, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City

    Jorge G. Ibanez, Margarita Hernandez-Esparza, Carmen Doria-Serrano & Arturo Fregoso-Infante

  2. National Microscale Chemistry Center, Merrimack College, North Andover, MA

    Mono Mohan Singh

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Ibanez, J.G., Hernandez-Esparza, M., Doria-Serrano, C., Fregoso-Infante, A., Singh, M.M. (2008). Acid Mine (or Acid Rock) Drainage. In: Environmental Chemistry. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-49493-7_11

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