| Title: |
The PIRAMID Engineering Guidelines: ENGINEERING GUIDELINES FOR THE PASSIVE REMEDIATION OF ACIDIC AND/OR METALLIFEROUS MINE DRAINAGE AND SIMILAR WASTEWATERS
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| Resource Type: |
document --> guidance / decision support
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| Country: |
United Kingdom
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| Year: |
2003 |
| Availability: |
Piramid Consortium,2003,The PIRAMID Engineering Guidelines.
Available through The University of Newcastle, UK: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/environment/research/PIRAMID.htm
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| Author 1/Producer: |
The Piramid Consortium
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| Author / Producer Type: |
EC Project
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EUGRIS Keyword(s): |
Contaminated land-->Remediation options-->In situ treatment technologies
Water and sanitation-->Wastewater
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| Short description: |
PIRAMID: Passive In-situ Remediation of Acidic Mine / Industrial Drainage
A Research Project of the European Commission 5th Framework Programme
(Key Action 1: Sustainable Management and Quality of Water)
Contract Number EVK1-CT-1999-000021
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| Long description: |
Acidic mine drainage and similar wastewaters (such as leachates from acid-sulphate
soils) are a major cause of ground and surface water pollution in the European Union.
Because such pollution can persist for decades and even centuries after the cessation
of industrial activity, there is a pressing need to develop cheap, sustainable remedial
methods. PIRAMID has sought to harmonise research and practice efforts in Europe
to create passive in situ remediation (PIR) methods for acidic drainage treatment. A
key objective of this three year R&D project has been the development of these
engineering guidelines for the design and installation of passive treatment systems.
These guidelines are intended to provide practitioners in the field of environmental
engineering with sufficient information to enable them to confidently undertake
feasibility studies and develop conceptual design statements for passive mine water
remediation systems.
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Submitted By:
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Dr Stefan Gödeke WhoDoesWhat?
Last update: 23/08/2009
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