MLchartDataset catalogue

Alkalinity producing system

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-001054

A type of passive treatment system designed to produce neutral effluent with excess alkalinity. Typically these alkalinity producing systems combine anoxic limestone drains with anaerobic wetlands.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-001054
FieldEnvironment
SubjectEnvironmental technologies
ReferencesEPA Abandoned Mine Site Characterization and Cleanup Handbook; Appendix A: Acronym List and Glossary of Mining Terms at http://www.epa.gov/superfund/policy/remedy/pdfs/appendix.pdf
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-001054",
  "term": "Alkalinity producing system",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Alkalinity Producing System",
  "definition": "A type of passive treatment system designed to produce neutral effluent with excess alkalinity. Typically these alkalinity producing systems combine anoxic limestone drains with anaerobic wetlands.",
  "subject": "Environmental technologies",
  "references": [
    "EPA Abandoned Mine Site Characterization and Cleanup Handbook; Appendix A: Acronym List and Glossary of Mining Terms at http://www.epa.gov/superfund/policy/remedy/pdfs/appendix.pdf"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/alkalinity-producing-system/"
}

Record 1,028 of 29,894 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.