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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
卷 28, 期 23, 页码 30219-30241出版社
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-12784-2
关键词
Black shale; Groundwater chemistry; Trace elements
资金
- Orebro University
The study demonstrated the potential long-term impact of black shale waste deposits on the surrounding environment, mainly due to the influence of metal elements from shale waste on groundwater quality, including pH and redox conditions.
Worldwide, black shales and shale waste are known to be a potential source of metals to the environment. This project demonstrates ongoing weathering and evaluates leaching processes at a 100-m-high shale waste deposit closed in the 1960s. Some deep parts of the deposit are still burning with temperatures exceeding 500 degrees C. To demonstrate ongoing weathering and leaching, analyses of groundwater and solid samples of shale and shale waste have been undertaken. Largest impact on groundwater quality was observed downstream the deposit, where elevated temperatures also indicate a direct impact from the burning waste deposit. Groundwater quality is largely controlled by pH and redox conditions (e.g., for arsenic, nickel, molybdenum, uranium and vanadium), and the mixture of different waste materials, including pyrite (acidic leachates) and carbonates (neutralizing and buffering pH). Analyses of shale waste from the deposit confirm the expected pyrite weathering with high concentrations of iron, nickel and uranium in the leachates. No general time trends could be distinguished for the groundwater quality from the monitoring in 2004-2019. This study has shown that black shale waste deposits can have a complex long-term impact on the surrounding environment.
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