ANALYSIS OF MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER AND ACID MINE DRAINAGE PASSIVE CO-TREATMENT AT CERRO RICO DE POTOSÍ, BOLIVIA

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dc.contributor.authorWilliam H.J. Strosnider
dc.contributor.authorSergio Carvajal
dc.contributor.authorFreddy Llanos-López
dc.contributor.authorRobert W. Nairn
dc.contributor.authorRebecca Peer
dc.contributor.authorBrandon K. Winfrey
dc.coverage.spatialBolivia
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-22T19:08:40Z
dc.date.available2026-03-22T19:08:40Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractAcid mine drainage (AMD) is a worldwide environmental problem. The passive co-treatment of AMD with municipal waste water (MWW) is a cost effective approach that uses nutrients in MWW in order to treat high concentrations of metals and sulfate found in AMD. Cerro Rico de Potosí in Bolivia is one of the biggest mining cities in the world, and it is constantly facing problems with AMD. The goal of this study was to determine the reaction rates of Al, Fe, Mn, Zn, and other metals found in an AMD discharge from Cerro Rico by a three-stage reactor system. The AMD had a pH of 3.58 and acidity of 1080 mg/L as CaCO3 equivalent containing 12, 68, 17 and 550 mg/L of dissolved Al, Fe, Mn, and Zn respectively. The reaction rates of Al, Fe, Mn, and Zn were 1.43, 2.09, 0.01, and 0.10 d-1, respectively.
dc.identifier.urihttps://doaj.org/article/8225ac5c307848c4b875c61cc5b1dc58
dc.identifier.urihttps://andeanlibrary.org/handle/123456789/74313
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofSHILAP Revista de lepidopterología
dc.sourceSaint Francis University
dc.subjectAcid mine drainage
dc.subjectWastewater
dc.subjectDrainage
dc.subjectEnvironmental science
dc.subjectWater resource management
dc.subjectGeography
dc.subjectHydrology (agriculture)
dc.subjectGeology
dc.titleANALYSIS OF MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER AND ACID MINE DRAINAGE PASSIVE CO-TREATMENT AT CERRO RICO DE POTOSÍ, BOLIVIA
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