Effect of Acid Mine Drainage on Creeks or Streams in a Mining Community in Ghana and Treatment Options

Hydrochemistry of Surface and Groundwater in the Vicinity of a Mine Waste Rock Dump: Assessing Impact of Acid Rock Drainage (ARD)

“…Ankomah-Appiah (2011) found severe deterioration in water quality of underground and surface water from high concentrations of Fe, Cu, Mn, Zn, Cd, Pb and As above Ghana EPA regulatory limits. New techniques of Acid Base Accounting (ABA) have been used to examine the environmental impacts of ARD on the river systems and mining belts (Akabaza et al, 2007;Afriyie-Debrah et al, 2010;Foli et al, 2011). There is however very limited scientific information and understanding of the effect of the Subriso East Waste Rock Dump (SERD) on groundwater and surface water systems in the Wassa East District specifically to communities within and outside of the large mining enclave in Ghana.…”