The 9th International Conference on Energy, Resources, Environment and Sustainable Development (ERESD 2022)

Mine water management is a systematic methodology to manage water as a direct or indirect generated from mining activities within the operation area. The water management methods are divided into two major categories; active and passive treatment. This field study aims to investigate the effectiveness of passive treatment in settling ponds with wetland systems implemented using Typha angustifolia as a phytoremediation agent in a coal mining operation. This study overlooked the heavy metals component, such as Iron (Fe) and Manganese (Mn) as a product of mine drainage and Typha angustifolia as a heavy metal accumulator. The locations for sampling water, such as disposal material, wetland area, and river. From the laboratory testing with the Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS) testing. The concentration of Fe and Mn in the inlet of the wetland are 0.341 ± 0.318 and 0.019 ± 0.013 mg/L respectively. Water is directed into the wetland through open channels, processed for 30 days, and Fe and Mn accumulation in plants are 137.86 and 87.15 mg/Kg. The highest Fe and Mn concentration on passive treatment results at the SP are 0.12 ± 0.081 and 0.008 ± 0.006 mg/L respectively. This study showed that Typha angustifolia could reduce Fe and Mn concentrations by 82.5% and 70.7% on maximum.

water management;phytoremediation;heavy metals;wetland system