Tailings storage facilities (TSFs) dust control using biocompatible polymers

Junhyeok Park; Kwangmin Kim; Taehee Lee; Minkyu Kim

doi:10.1007/s42461-019-0078-2

Tailings storage facilities (TSFs) dust control using biocompatible polymers

Junhyeok Park, Kwangmin Kim, Taehee Lee, Minkyu Kim

Mining and Geological Engineering

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Abstract

Mine tailings storage facilities (TSFs) can be a significant source of fine, respirable dust. About 25 percent of the mass fraction of tailings from a hard-rock mine consists of particles of a respirable size (smaller than 10 μm) [1]. This dust poses concerns, especially for nearby communities, because of its detrimental impact on respiratory health. Respirable tailings dust, primarily composed of quartz or free silica (SiO2), may cause silicosis, chronic pulmonary disease, bronchitis, collagen vascular diseases, and chronic granulomatous infections [2].

Original language	English (US)
Pages	47-48
Number of pages	2
Volume	71
No	11
Specialist publication	Mining Engineering
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s42461-019-0078-2
State	Published - 2019

Keywords

Biocompatible polymer
Desiccation crack
Dust control
Particulate matter (PM)
Tailings beach
Tailings storage facility (TSF)

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Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology

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