Relevamiento De La Contaminación De Suelo Y Agua En La Mina De Carbón Tab Simcoun Estudio De Caso

Authors

Abhishek RoyChowdhury, Stevens Institute of Technology
Dibyendu Sarkar, Stevens Institute of TechnologyFollow
Yang Deng, Montclair State UniversityFollow
Rupali Datta, Michigan Technological UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-1-2017

Journal / Book Title

Mine Water and the Environment

Abstract

In 1996, the Tab-Simco site, an abandoned coal mine 10 km southeast of Carbondale, Illinois, was listed as one of the most highly contaminated AMD sites in the mid-continent region. A suite of impacted soil and water samples were collected from various locations to characterize the current extent of AMD pollution, following standard U.S. EPA protocols. The mean pH of soil and water samples were found to be 2.69 and 2.07, respectively. The mean sulfur content of the soil samples was 0.5 %. The AMD-impacted soils contained high concentrations of Fe, Zn, Ni, Cr, Cu, Pb, and As. The AMD also contained high concentrations of Fe, As, Zn, Pb, Cr, Al, Cd, Cu, and Ni, as well as SO42-, all of which were significantly above their U.S. EPA permissible limits for surface water.

Comments

Alternative title: Assessment of Soil and Water Contamination at the Tab-Simco Coal Mine: A Case Study

DOI

10.1007/s10230-016-0401-9

MSU Digital Commons Citation

RoyChowdhury, Abhishek; Sarkar, Dibyendu; Deng, Yang; and Datta, Rupali, "Relevamiento De La Contaminación De Suelo Y Agua En La Mina De Carbón Tab Simcoun Estudio De Caso" (2017). Department of Earth and Environmental Studies Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 510.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/earth-environ-studies-facpubs/510

Published Citation

RoyChowdhury, A., Sarkar, D., Deng, Y. et al. Assessment of Soil and Water Contamination at the Tab-Simco Coal Mine: A Case Study. Mine Water Environ 36, 248–254 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10230-016-0401-9