High specific activity of radium isotopes in baryte from the Czech part of the Upper Silesian Basin - An example of spontaneous mine water treatment
Identifikátory výsledku
Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989100%3A27240%2F20%3A10243768" target="_blank" >RIV/61989100:27240/20:10243768 - isvavai.cz</a>
Nalezeny alternativní kódy
RIV/61989100:27350/20:10243768 RIV/61989100:27730/20:10243768
Výsledek na webu
<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/10/2/103" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/10/2/103</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/min10020103" target="_blank" >10.3390/min10020103</a>
Alternativní jazyky
Jazyk výsledku
angličtina
Název v původním jazyce
High specific activity of radium isotopes in baryte from the Czech part of the Upper Silesian Basin - An example of spontaneous mine water treatment
Popis výsledku v původním jazyce
Radium-bearing barytes (radiobarytes) have been known since the beginning of the 20th century. They are mainly found as precipitates of low-temperature hydrothermal solutions. In anthropogenic environments, they frequently occur as crusts on oil industry equipment used for borehole extraction, in leachates from uranium mill tailings, and as a by-product of phosphoric acid manufacturing. Recently, we recognized Ra-rich baryte as a precipitate in the water drainage system of a bituminous coal mine in the Czech part of the Upper Silesian Basin. The precipitate is a relatively pure baryte, with the empirical formula (Ba0.934Sr0.058Ca0.051Mg0.003)Σ1.046S0.985O4.000. The mean specific activity of 226Ra was investigated by the two-sample method and it equals 39.62(22) Bq/g, a level that exceeds known natural occurrences. The values for 228Ra and 224Ra are 23.39(26) Bq/g and 11.03(25) Bq/g. The radium content in the baryte is 1.071 ng/g. It is clear that the Ra-rich baryte results from the mixing of two different mine waters-brines rich in Ba, Sr, and isotopes 226Ra and 228Ra and waters that are affected by sulfide weathering in mine works. When this mixing occurs in surface watercourses, it could present a serious problem due to the half-life of 226Ra, which is 1600 years. If such mixing spontaneously happens in a mine, then the environmental risks will be much lower and will be, to a great, extent eliminated after the closure of the mine.
Název v anglickém jazyce
High specific activity of radium isotopes in baryte from the Czech part of the Upper Silesian Basin - An example of spontaneous mine water treatment
Popis výsledku anglicky
Radium-bearing barytes (radiobarytes) have been known since the beginning of the 20th century. They are mainly found as precipitates of low-temperature hydrothermal solutions. In anthropogenic environments, they frequently occur as crusts on oil industry equipment used for borehole extraction, in leachates from uranium mill tailings, and as a by-product of phosphoric acid manufacturing. Recently, we recognized Ra-rich baryte as a precipitate in the water drainage system of a bituminous coal mine in the Czech part of the Upper Silesian Basin. The precipitate is a relatively pure baryte, with the empirical formula (Ba0.934Sr0.058Ca0.051Mg0.003)Σ1.046S0.985O4.000. The mean specific activity of 226Ra was investigated by the two-sample method and it equals 39.62(22) Bq/g, a level that exceeds known natural occurrences. The values for 228Ra and 224Ra are 23.39(26) Bq/g and 11.03(25) Bq/g. The radium content in the baryte is 1.071 ng/g. It is clear that the Ra-rich baryte results from the mixing of two different mine waters-brines rich in Ba, Sr, and isotopes 226Ra and 228Ra and waters that are affected by sulfide weathering in mine works. When this mixing occurs in surface watercourses, it could present a serious problem due to the half-life of 226Ra, which is 1600 years. If such mixing spontaneously happens in a mine, then the environmental risks will be much lower and will be, to a great, extent eliminated after the closure of the mine.
Klasifikace
Druh
J<sub>imp</sub> - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science
CEP obor
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OECD FORD obor
10504 - Mineralogy
Návaznosti výsledku
Projekt
<a href="/cs/project/LTC17051" target="_blank" >LTC17051: Evropská antroposféra jako zdroj surovin</a><br>
Návaznosti
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)<br>S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Ostatní
Rok uplatnění
2020
Kód důvěrnosti údajů
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Údaje specifické pro druh výsledku
Název periodika
Minerals
ISSN
2075-163X
e-ISSN
—
Svazek periodika
10
Číslo periodika v rámci svazku
2
Stát vydavatele periodika
CH - Švýcarská konfederace
Počet stran výsledku
11
Strana od-do
1-11
Kód UT WoS článku
000522452900018
EID výsledku v databázi Scopus
2-s2.0-85078852246