Acid Mine Drainage, Rock Drainage, and Acid Sulfate Soils

Provides the tools needed to analyze and solve acid drainage
problems
Featuring contributions from leading experts in science and
engineering, this book explores the complex biogeochemistry of acid
mine drainage, rock drainage, and acid sulfate soils. It describes
how to predict, prevent, and remediate the environmental impact of
acid drainage and the oxidation of sulfides, offering the latest
sampling and analytical methods. Moreover, readers will discover
new approaches for recovering valuable resources from acid mine
drainage, including bioleaching.
Acid Mine Drainage, Rock Drainage, and Acid Sulfate Soils
reviews the most current findings in the field, offering new
insights into the underlying causes as well as new tools to
minimize the harm of acid drainage:
* Part I: Causes of Acid Mine Drainage, Rock Drainage and
Sulfate Soils focuses on the biogeochemistry of acid
drainage in different environments.
* Part II: Assessment of Acid Mine Drainage, Rock Drainage
and Sulfate Soils covers stream characterization, aquatic
and biological sampling, evaluation of aquatic resources, and some
unusual aspects of sulfide oxidation.
* Part III: Prediction and Prevention of Acid
Drainage discusses acid-base accounting, kinetic testing,
block modeling, petrology, and mineralogy studies. It also explains
relevant policy and regulations.
* Part IV: Remediation of Acid Drainage, Rock Drainage and
Sulfate Soils examines both passive and active cleanup
methods to remediate acid drainage.
Case studies from a variety of geologic settings highlight
various approaches to analyzing and solving acid drainage problems.
Replete with helpful appendices and an extensive list of web
resources, Acid Mine Drainage, Rock Drainage, and Acid Sulfate
Soils is recommended for mining engineers and scientists,
regulatory officials, environmental scientists, land developers,
and students.

JAMES A. JACOBS is Chief Hydrogeologist of Clearwater
Group in Point Richmond, California. He is a Fulbright Senior
Scholar, having won four awards between 2003 and 2012. He is
coauthor of three other environmental books and has served as an
expert witness in a variety of resource and environmental
contamination cases. He is an instructor for the University of
California, Berkeley Extension Program, teaching a class on
sustainable remediation methods for soil and water.
JAY H. LEHR received a degree in geological engineering
from Princeton and a PhD in groundwater hydrology from the
University of Arizona. He is the coauthor of 30 books relating to
environmental science and water supply. He edited the journal
Groundwater for 25 years. He is currently the Science
Director of the Heartland Institute, a free market think tank in
Chicago, Illinois.
STEPHEN M. TESTA is currently the Executive Officer of
the California State Mining and Geology Board and past president of
the American Geosciences Institute, American Institute of
Professional Geologists, American Association of Petroleum
Geologists (Energy Minerals Division), and Los Angeles Basin
Geological Society. Mr. Testa was a consultant for over 30 years
and served as an instructor at the University of Southern
California and California State University, Fullerton.