Sustainable acid mine drainage wastewater remediation: a comprehensive review and bibliometric analysis

IF 6.7 Q3 ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL

Environmental science. Advances Pub Date : 2026-02-06 DOI:10.1039/D5VA00266D

Emmanuel. C. Ngerem, Isaac A. Sanusi, Tatenda Dalu and Terence N. Suinyuy

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Global wastewater generation is over 500 million gallons per day. Presently, these wastewaters, especially acid mine drainage (AMD), are underutilized resources with the potential for utilizing their chemical fractions and water components in economically and environmentally friendly processes, such as irrigation and energy generation. The common traditional method of AMD management is its environmentally unfriendly disposal, which often results in environmental pollution. Therefore, in this review, a quantitative, qualitative, bibliometric and systematic approach to examining experimental and peer-reviewed articles on AMD wastewater generation, properties, common pollutants, and treatment methods was conducted. Moreover, this review assesses the present remediation techniques implemented in AMD management. Finally, the most current challenges and future outlook on AMD treatment are highlighted, and valuable insights as well as recommendations are provided for actions that need to be taken to improve present AMD wastewater management, treatment, reutilization, and resource sustainability efforts.

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酸性矿山废水可持续治理研究综述及文献计量学分析

全球每天产生的废水超过5亿加仑。目前，这些废水，特别是酸性矿井水是未充分利用的资源，有可能在经济和环境友好的过程中利用其化学成分和水成分，例如灌溉和发电。AMD管理的传统方法是对其进行不环保处理，这往往造成环境污染。因此，在本综述中，采用定量、定性、文献计量学和系统的方法对AMD废水产生、性质、常见污染物和处理方法的实验和同行评议文章进行了研究。此外，本综述评估了目前在AMD管理中实施的修复技术。最后，强调了AMD废水处理的当前挑战和未来前景，并为改进当前AMD废水管理、处理、再利用和资源可持续性工作提供了有价值的见解和建议。

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