Acid Mine Drainage



 Acid mine drainage is an acidic byproduct of the sulphur-based reactions used in zinc pressure leaching and other mining operations. This waste is highly damaging to the environment and the health of the people who work around it because it releases H + in great quantities.

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 This example shows the effects pyrite oxide, the most hazardous of the chemicals created by acid mine drainage.

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