Characterization and comparison of mine wastes in Can Coal Basin, northwest Turkey: a case study

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dc.contributor.authorYucel, Deniz Sanliyuksel
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-27T21:03:34Z
dc.date.available2025-01-27T21:03:34Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThe Can Coal Basin is a major coal-producing site in northwest Turkey that has faced acid mine drainage problems since the 1980s. This study characterized and compared mine wastes from the Etili and Comakli open-pit coal mines in the Can Coal Basin physically, mineralogically, and geochemically for acid mine drainage potential and metal(loid) mobility. Mineralogical analysis determined pyrite to be the major sulfide mineral in the Etili and Comakli coal and mine wastes, while dolomite and calcite were abundant in the mine wastes from the Comakli site. Concentrations of Al, As, Mn, and Pb in these mine wastes are higher than in Turkish and world coals. The enrichment factor showed moderate enrichment of Pb and significant enrichment of As in the Etili and Comakli mine wastes, respectively. Static tests indicated acid generation potential in all Etili and some Comakli mine wastes. The modified synthetic precipitation leaching procedure revealed that greater concentrations of Al, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, and SO42- were released from pyrite-rich mine wastes. Physical, mineralogical, and geochemical factors affecting acid mine drainage were highly variable within and between sites. Increasing concern over significant environmental health effects of low-pH, metal(loid)-polluted mine wastes necessitates remediation of the mine sites.
dc.description.sponsorshipScientific Research Projects Coordination Unit of Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University [FBA-2016-759]
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research was partly supported by the Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit of Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University under FBA-2016-759 numbered project. The author thanks to Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University Science and Technology Application and Research Center for SEM-EDX analysis. The author is grateful to Assoc. Prof. Mehmet Ali Yucel for his help during field studies, Dr. Burcu Ileri for her assistance in laboratory work and Dr. Mehmet Karadeniz for his constructive comments. Furthermore, the author special thanks to the four anonymous reviewers for their valuable suggestions.
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s12665-019-8160-0
dc.identifier.issn1866-6280
dc.identifier.issn1866-6299
dc.identifier.issue5
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85062146369
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-019-8160-0
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/27345
dc.identifier.volume78
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000459785700010
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.ispartofEnvironmental Earth Sciences
dc.relation.publicationcategoryinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20250125
dc.subjectAcid mine drainage
dc.subjectMetal(loid) contamination
dc.subjectMine waste
dc.subjectModified synthetic precipitation leaching procedure
dc.subjectStatic test
dc.titleCharacterization and comparison of mine wastes in Can Coal Basin, northwest Turkey: a case study
dc.typeArticle

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